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South by Southwest: Banking, coffee combo brews at Capital One 03/10/2017 07:30pm • AUSTIN, Texas — When you hear the phrase, “What’s in your wallet?” the Capital One family of products immediately come to mind, and why wouldn’t it? After all, the Northern Virginia-based financial giant has invested millions of dollars and dozens of creative marketing concepts to ensure t 5 Ways to Save Money on Spring Break 03/08/2017 07:00pm • Winter is finally coming to an end, and for many people that means one thing: Spring break time is here. But if your budget is tight, you might be thinking that you have to skip the sun and fun and stay closer to home. Not so fast. With a little creative thinking, tech savvy and a few insider secre Fairfax Co. officer helps restore woman’s faith after robbery 03/08/2017 04:11pm • WASHINGTON — An elderly woman’s faith was shaken after a frightening robbery, but a heartwarming gesture by a Fairfax County police officer helped restore it. The 69-year-old woman, who declined to provide her name because she said it’s all about the police officer, sent a thank-you card to 2 major DC-area school systems close as women ask off 03/08/2017 06:06am • WASHINGTON — Two major school systems in the D.C. area — Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland and Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia — are closed Wednesday because school employees asked off as part of a nationwide effort to bring awareness to the roles women play in socie Why Home Furnishing Retailers Are Getting into the Hotel Business 03/07/2017 07:00pm • Have you ever wanted to buy an accessory or piece of hotel room furniture only to find out that item is not for available for purchase? Two home furniture retailers are going to make buying not just one item, such as linens or beds, but the entire room possible as they expand beyond their sales floo How to File Your Taxes for Free 03/06/2017 07:00pm • Whether you anticipate earning a refund or paying a huge tax bill, there's one expense you might want to skip: a fee to file your taxes. There are a range of ways to file your taxes for free and even score gratis face-to-face tax help. These options aren't for everyone, however, and there are a few Financial Exploitation: When Taking Money Amounts to Elder Abuse 03/06/2017 07:00pm • When her husband died suddenly and unexpectedly from a massive heart attack, "Mary" -- who asked that her real name not be used due to the sensitive nature of her story -- was devastated and began spiraling downward. He was only in his late 60s and in relatively good health, she recalls. Mary fell Sinclair buys Tennis Magazine, gaining wealthy readers 03/03/2017 01:01pm • WASHINGTON — Hunt Valley, Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group is doubling down on the tennis audience, agreeing to acquire Tennis Media, owner of Tennis Magazine and Tennis.com, for as much as $14 million. It comes a year after Sinclair paid $350 million to acquire cable's The Tennis Channe 7 Ways to Save Money on Retirement Travel 03/02/2017 07:00pm • Travel is often a top retirement goal. But travel has to fit into your budget financially. If you want to spend your golden years exploring, but are a bit strapped for cash, here are seven frugal ways to see the world: Travel at the right time. Most places have peak and off-peak travel seasons. The Home Depot has 1K seasonal jobs to fill in DC area 03/02/2017 03:38pm • WASHINGTON — Spring is the busiest time of the year for home improvement chain Home Depot, and it says it has 80,000 seasonal jobs to fill this spring, including nearly 1,000 at its Washington-area stores. Home Depot has another 600 seasonal job openings at its stores in the Baltimore region. How to Save Money on the 5 Biggest Wedding Costs 03/01/2017 07:00pm • Wedding costs are on the rise, according to a study by The Knot: The average cost in 2016 was $35,329, up from $32,641 in 2015. If you're planning a wedding and need to stick to a budget, your best bet is to address the categories where you're likely to spend the most. But before you decide how much The Cost of Convenience: When Saving Time Sabotages Your Budget 02/28/2017 07:00pm • With new mobile apps and digital tools popping up every day, it's easy to succumb to their convenience without giving much thought to how they're impacting our budgets. Interestingly, the term "convenience" is associated with increased costs. Consider convenience stores, where you pay a premium for Va. man accused of biting victim's face in anti-Muslim attack 02/27/2017 01:17pm • MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man is accused of biting another man's face after making anti-Muslim slurs in a parking lot at a busy shopping mall late last year. Fairfax County police say in a statement that 35-year-old Robin McGreer was arrested Monday and charged with bias-related malicious b Financial Conversations to Have as Your Children Grow Up 02/26/2017 07:00pm • Regardless of your own wealth and assets or confidence in your individual financial knowledge, passing along money and investment principles to your children starting at a young age and continuing throughout their early adulthood can help prepare them for a sound financial future. This education is Lloyd Welch trial for Lyon sisters murders delayed 02/25/2017 04:52pm • WASHINGTON -- The trial of Lloyd Welch, the man charged in the 1975 murders of Montgomery County sisters Sheila and Katherine Lyon, has been postponed. Online court records show Welch's trial -- which was scheduled to begin in Bedford County, Virginia, on April 18 -- is now set to begin Sept. 12,