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The Pros and Cons of Adding an Authorized User to Your Credit Card 12/30/2018 07:00pm • If someone you know has bad credit and yours is good, you can help turn things around by adding that person as an authorized user on your credit card account. Authorized users have the authority to spend on your account -- though you don't actually have to give them a card to do so -- and can take a Wine of the Week: Bubbles for New Year's Eve 12/28/2018 04:56am • The holiday season is wrapping up and, hopefully, what’s left of your energy can now be focused on one last detail: which wines to serve on New Year’s Eve. Whether you celebrate with caviar, crepes or crabcakes, a great bottle of wine shared with friends and loved ones can make a special occa How Do Prepaid Credit Cards Work? 12/27/2018 07:00pm • If you have bad credit or want to avoid using traditional credit or debit cards, a prepaid credit card is an option. Prepaid cards are easy to get, require no credit check, and can be used for online shopping or when you can't pay in cash. The cards can be bought online and at brick-and-mortar store 8 Trends Real Estate Investors Should Be Watching 12/27/2018 07:00pm • Real estate can be a refuge.Your New Year's celebrations aren't complete without a portfolio review. As stocks continue to fizzle and pop, real estate investment strategies may look more promising. Historically, real estate has outperformed the stock market, acting as a stabilizer for investors when Best post-Christmas and New Year's sales for 2018 12/27/2018 02:15pm • Maybe the gifts you were hoping to receive weren't under the tree this year. Or perhaps, after weeks of shopping for others, you're looking forward to shopping for yourself. Luckily, the span between Christmas and New Year's Day (and even into January) is a great time to shop. Retailers run speci 9 Sectors That Investors Should Watch in 2019 12/26/2018 07:00pm • Health care will remain a top performer. Health care, consumer discretionary and real estate were among the best performing sectors in 2018, and at least two of these sectors should rise in early 2019. Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York, says the beginning of the y Small businesses offer space and breaks to furloughed federal workers 12/26/2018 03:19pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Christmas holiday is over, but thousands of area federal employees are not heading back to work — they're waiting out the government shutdown. In Old Town Alexandria, Danielle Romanetti, owner of fibrespace, a yarn shop, knows how unsettling a furlough can be. Her husban Local Metro safety oversight could start this winter 12/26/2018 04:30am • WASHINGTON -- The Metrorail Safety Commission is set to provide the first-ever local safety oversight of Metro that has enforcement power as soon as this winter. "I can't tell you how excited I am ... that we have made so much progress toward taking over the safety oversight of Metrorail," Chairm 6 Expenses to Cut Immediately If You Lose Your Job 12/25/2018 07:00pm • Sometimes, unemployment can strike out of the blue. Everything seems fine one day. And the next day, you're out pounding the pavement looking for work. While unemployment insurance and an emergency fund can make a big difference when it comes to financially surviving a period of joblessness, another 8 Ways to Earn Miles Without an Airline Credit Card 12/25/2018 07:00pm • Airline credit cards are a great way to earn miles with your favorite frequent flyer program. But you don't need a co-branded or premium card to rack up rewards. While they may take longer, these options can help you earn the miles you need to book a free flight or take advantage of other redemption 8 Painless Ways to Downsize Your Lifestyle in Retirement 12/25/2018 07:00pm • It's common to enter retirement with a prediction for your annual expenses, only to find you estimated low. Nearly two in five retirees spend more than they expected, according to a 2018 Global Atlantic Financial Group online survey. This can happen as you try out new activities, such as taking on n DC police catch porch pirate, deliver stolen packages 12/24/2018 10:10pm • WASHINGTON -- Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night kept D.C. police from delivering stolen packages to eager recipients. After calls of packages stolen from porches, police spotted the suspect with 13 packages in a folding shopping cart on the 3100 block of O Street NW in Georgetown Credit Lock Versus Credit Freeze: Which Option Is Best? 12/23/2018 07:00pm • Criminals and cyber thieves only need a few data points, such as your name, address, Social Security number or credit card number, to steal from you. Once they have your identifying information, they could empty your bank account, rack up charges on your credit cards, get a cell phone in your name o How to Meal Plan Effectively to Save Money 12/23/2018 07:00pm • While food falls under the needs category in every household budget, not everything you buy at the grocery store is a necessity. Many people are guilty of overbuying groceries and inevitably throwing away leftovers. Not only does this result in a waste of natural resources, but it's a waste of money 10 Ways to Improve Your Retirement Finances in 2019 12/23/2018 07:00pm • Savers have an opportunity to contribute more money to retirement accounts in 2019. Participating in a retirement account can qualify you for tax breaks, make you eligible for valuable employer contributions and allow you to capture stock market gains. The new year is also a good time to take steps