Roundup of Financial Features in the DC Media

I’m a big consumer of the Washington Post and WAMU (NPR-affiliate at American University).

Here’s a few stories I thought were great and wanted to pass along. Keep in mind, the Washington Post articles may require login. I recommend BugMeNot.com if you need one. But the Post doesn’t spam you if you sign up. (Not that I’ve noticed. They only bombard you if you get email news alerts. That I do regret.)

From Michelle Singletary’s column, Military Money Makeovers. This year she features three couples in the military or affiliated, and I’m actually kind of surprised. Some of them make really good money, yet seem to indulge themselves or else not crunch the numbers to make sense (going upside down on cars or losing money on a rental property). What makes me sad is that these are folks making really good money, but there’s a lot of younger military couples out there trying to scrape by on even less.

Kiplinger’s via WaPo: Tax Planning for your first job. Good advice for new hires!

Couples and their differing money styles. I think this is a great article. It’s a good reminder that money discussions are really important. That’s not to say it’s the first subject you talk about, but I’m trying something different with my new boyfriend and that’s to be frank about how we pay the check and other financial issues. I refuse to sit idly by with someone only to learn later on what a mess their financial life is. I make a point of ferretting it out a guy’s finances, not to be a gold digger, but to plan appropriately for the future.

Kojo Nnamdi interviews Bob Sullivan of Gotcha Capitalism. (First link is to the radio program. Second link is to Amazon.com for his new book.) I was really struck while listening to this program. Credit card companies and banks are going to nickel and dime us to death with their fees. I’m starting to think I’m better off with my local credit union, but I still feel like I’m being well served by my large retail bank without much hassle. (Especially since their ATMs are everywhere and there’s a branch near my regular bus stop.)

Kojo again with some basics on Investing.

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