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10 apps to use now to make taxes easier next year 05/15/2023 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. However, the tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash to collect tax documents. Instead of waiting until next spring to get organized, star Younger parents are moving in with kids: Here's why 05/11/2023 08:00pm • Bundling expenses can be an effective strategy to lower costs, and one way to do it is by forming multigenerational households. When several adults are earning and living as one, they can economize and save. It's becoming more common, too, especially as inflation pushes the cost of goods and serv How the gender pay gap affects women's retirement 05/03/2023 08:00pm • Historically, women have earned less than men on average, and this pattern impacts their retirement funds. The median 401(k) account for women is 65% lower than the balance for men, according to recent research from T. Rowe Price. The study found that women and men tend to have the same access to Things to watch when interest rates go up 05/02/2023 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve raised interest rates seven times in 2022 and twice -- so far -- in 2023, with the most recent increase of 0.25% occurring in March 2023. Its aim is to cool inflation, which is near its highest levels since the '80s. In a recent Reuters poll, economists predicted only one more 6 things everyone should know about money before 30 05/01/2023 09:10am • Saving for retirement, becoming wholly financially independent or reaching debt freedom might seem intimidating or even out of reach at a young age. But it's important for young individuals to start making good money decisions if they want to have financial success later in life. Here are some of In Prince George���s Co., not a food fight ��� a fight over healthy foods 04/27/2023 09:42pm • Leaders in Prince George's County aren't arguing that the county welcomes, and needs, restaurants offering healthy options. But there is heated debated over promoting, and even offering favorable loans and incentives to restaurants that do. Council Vice Chair Wala Blegay is pushing a bill that wo The vet bill is $5,000. Now you have decisions to make 04/27/2023 08:00pm • As a pet owner, some of the most agonizing decisions you're faced with involve medical procedures for your beloved companion. Vet bills are expensive -- and getting more so. In 2022, government data shows their prices have increased by 10%, the biggest spike in two decades. When costs are extreme Maryland Gov. Moore signs bills on his SERVE Act, state budget 04/24/2023 06:18pm • Gov. Wes Moore signed more than 100 bills into law in the latest round of signing ceremonies since the end of the Maryland General Assembly session on April 10. Among the bills getting Moore's signature was the SERVE Act, which creates a year of service open to high school graduates and those wit For buyers, short-term vacation rentals no longer as attractive 04/24/2023 12:27pm • Second home sales surged during the first year of the pandemic, peaking in August 2020, up 89%from pre-pandemic levels. Maryland and Delaware beach communities became among the most-frenzied for vacation home buyers. Second home sales have now dropped 52% since that peak, according to March d Virginia Beach leads nation for Gen-Z homebuyers 04/21/2023 12:30pm • Fewer adults under 25 are homeowners, but Virginia Beach, Virginia, leads the nation for the share of homeowners who are. Redfin ranks Virginia Beach No. 1 for Gen-Z homebuyers last year. Those under 25 years old bought roughly 9% of primary homes that sold there last year, a bigger share than an AFSCME report: Staffing shortage by more than 3,400 at Maryland���s correctional facilities 04/21/2023 02:24am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. A new report released Thursday by Maryland���s largest state employee union shows the state���s correctional facilities have an extreme st Potomac Yard Metro station to open next month 04/19/2023 04:37pm • The long-awaited and often-delayed Potomac Yard Metro station will welcome riders on Friday, May 19. When riders travel to the station, they may be awestruck by its excellent views and pleasant aesthetic. ���The only reason we're standing here is because our community never gave up on this Northern Virginia losing some of its economic 'mojo,' analyst says 04/16/2023 12:30pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner,��InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Terry Clower moved from Fairfax County to a house on the water in Stafford County and obtained a 30 Maryland transit group asks federal judge to compel release of toll lane proposal documents 04/13/2023 10:23am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters. Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. A coalition opposed to a plan to construct toll lanes along the Capital Beltway wants a federal judge to compel the release of public doc WWE alum Al Snow reflects on 'bizarre wrestling career' of mannequin heads at DC Comedy Loft 04/06/2023 04:25pm • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� He's best known for talking to a mannequin head, then using it to bludgeon his opponents in the ring. WWE and ECW alum Al Snow performs live at the��D.C. Comedy Loft at 7 p.m. on Saturday. "I'm still pretty much a (stan