business and money archives

May
23
2008

montgomery county budget calculator
Yesterday, the Montgomery County, Md., county council voted on its 2009 budget. As part of our coverage, we rolled out a budget calculator game to allow users to try their hand at balancing the county’s budget. For revenues, the…
Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 | Comments (1)

May
14
2008

the post 200
On Monday we rolled out the 2008 edition of the Post 200, an annual listing of the top companies in the Washington, D.C., area. The section includes coverage of regional business / economic issues, a searchable database of company listings…
Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | Comments (0)

Nov
22
2006

texting with t-mobile
Our T-Mobile bill came with a bit of an unpleasant surprise this time around: $15 in extra text-messaging charges. Now, Rob and I use text messaging to keep in touch with friends and with each other, and we each get…
Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 | Comments (3)

Oct
4
2006

to point or not to point
A real estate chat on washingtonpost.com today offered the most common-sense formula I’ve seen for judging whether paying a certain number of points on a mortgage is worth it, depending on how long you plan to live in the home:…
Posted Wednesday, October 4, 2006 | Comments (0)