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The Notebook That Will Change How You Think About Money Forever 10/15/2014 12:00am • You know you should save more. You want to save more -- even if it's just a little. And yet somehow, by the end of the month, you're eating ramen and digging for transit tokens out of the bottom of your briefcase or purse (because maybe you can trade them for quarters at work?). Where does all the m Create a Plan for Success as a Single Parent in College 10/15/2014 12:00am • As the program director for the Student Parent Center at the University of California--Berkeley, Ginelle Perez has a big job. She helps undergraduates with children apply for university-owned family housing, connect with counseling services, line up subsidized child care and figure out how to mana Know When it Makes Sense to Consolidate Student Loans 10/15/2014 12:00am • Gone are the days when it was generally a good idea for most federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans. The student loan world has changed significantly, eliminating two of the biggest benefits of consolidation. First, most federal loans previously featured variable interest rates. Man pleads guilty in fake debt collectors case 10/14/2014 09:40pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A California businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail and wire fraud involving more than $5 million that his company collected from consumers with pending loans by impersonating authorities in threatening phone calls, federal prosecutors said.Kirit D. Patel of Tracy ente Prosecutors oppose new trial for McDonnells 10/14/2014 07:40pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors are opposing a request from former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, for a new trial on public corruption charges.Prosecutors filed a motion Tuesday with U.S. District Judge James Spencer, saying the request is "without merit."Spencer presid SC Johnson regains Frank Lloyd Wright desk, chair 10/14/2014 07:12pm • M.L. JOHNSON Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A desk and chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright has been returned to home products giant SC Johnson as part of a settlement with a California man who had planned to auction the distinctive and valuable furniture, a company spokesman said Tuesday.SC Joh Citigroup and Domino's are big market movers 10/14/2014 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEJohnson & Johnson, down $2.11 to $97.01The world's biggest health care products maker raised its financial outlook but investors worried about competition for its Biden tells SC voters GOP doesn't do what it says 10/14/2014 02:50pm • MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Three weeks from the general election, Vice President Joe Biden told hundreds of South Carolina voters Tuesday that it's crucial to support Democrats if they value financial success and the ability to advance.The vice president, who has said he mig London show celebrates aging but unbowed Rembrandt 10/14/2014 02:46pm • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- There are few artists with a more famous face than Rembrandt. The Dutch master painted himself repeatedly throughout his career.Four large self-portraits gaze at visitors entering a mammoth new Rembrandt show at the National Gallery in London. He looks by Ask Adam: Condos Limiting Rental Units 10/14/2014 12:30pm • This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos of Arlington-based real estate firm Arbour Realty, voted one of Arlington Magazine’s Best Realtors of 2013 & 2014. Please submit your questions via email. Q. My condo is considering a limit on the nu Student loans eat biggest chunk out of paychecks in D.C. 10/14/2014 12:12pm • WASHINGTON -- Even after adjusting for the cost of living, D.C. residents have the highest student loan debt burden in the nation as a proportion of earnings, according to an analysis by WalletHub.com. But Virginia student loan payers are in much better shape. Virginia borrowers benefit from g Tory Burch book gives look at what inspires her 10/14/2014 08:54am • JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) -- Tory Burch's new book is all about color, a compilation of the influences that inspire her, from people to music to art to culture to travel to home design."It's this eclectic mix, and that's really what our company's about as well, so it made perfect se A little college can be worse than none 10/14/2014 01:31am • WASHINGTON -- It's always been true that getting a college degree helps a young person's career prospects and future earnings. But one expert says that if you start on a four-year degree, it's important to finish. It's easy to infer that getting a little college under one's belt will help, but How to Whip Your 401(k) Into Shape 10/14/2014 12:00am • With the sharp decline in the number of traditional pensions, Americans are increasingly required to save for their own retirements through employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. At the end of March, 401(k) plans held approximately $4.3 trillion in assets, according to the Investment Company Institute. T What to Know if Your College Loses Federal Funding 10/14/2014 12:00am • Here's the good news: A greater percentage of students are repaying their federal loans. The most recent three-year student loan default rate dropped from 14.7 percent to 13.7 percent, according to data from the Department of Education. But for a handful of colleges -- and their students -- these