Articles filed under Washington Post
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Planning to borrow for your kid's college? Time to clean up your creditJan 14, 2018 12:04 am - We all know college is expensive, but most families don't understand true costs until senior year. This is when parents realize their college savings plan, if they have ...
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Report: GOP tax law to strain IRS resourcesJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - The Republican tax law has created massive new obligations for an Internal Revenue Service already struggling "to perform the basic tasks of administering the tax system...
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Are traditional job interviews a thing of the past?Jan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Are you still relying on the traditional interview to select a new employee? If you're like me, you've probably never been 100 percent convinced that it's truly effectiv...
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Smart ways for a new employee to go about joining the reservesJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Q: I just started a new job about six months ago. It's my first "real" job coming out of college, and the people, environment and benefits are really great. Before takin...
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Yes, 'pawternity' benefits are a thingJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Think having a baby is rough? Just try bringing home a new puppy. All babies need is a couple of diaper changes, a few feedings and a burping session once in a while. Bu...
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Start planning your 2018 vacation now: Here are the best times to book flightsJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Congratulations, you survived another year of holiday travel. However, before you settle into your leather sectional and refuse to lift your “Complete Purchase” finger f...
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Four ways to make gadgets great againJan 13, 2018 12:16 am - LAS VEGAS - A sad cycle has overtaken the gadget business. It starts this week at CES, tech's biggest annual convention, where inventors compete to connect the most rand...
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How robocall moguls wrecked the Do Not Call listJan 13, 2018 12:13 am - On the morning of Oct. 1, 2015, a middle-aged telemarketer arrived at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission. His name was Aaron Michael Jone...
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The new home for your phone's fingerprint scanner: inside the screenJan 13, 2018 12:10 am - LAS VEGAS - As smartphones go all-screen, one design problem has bedeviled everyone from Samsung to Apple: Where to put the fingerprint scanner? At CES, a big tech compo...
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Some bitcoin investors are in for a rocky tax seasonJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - Sean McAuliffe doesn't have much background in investing, aside from a couple of retirement accounts. But over Thanksgiving, as the price of bitcoin blew past $8,000 as ...