HARD TIMES: A Survival Guide for Long Island

Accountant John Spinelli is in the market for new health insurance. His current insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, has informed him that it's raising the cost of his family policy 20 percent to $1,265 a ...

Recessions deal laid-off employees a double whammy. Many not only lose their jobs but their coveted health care benefits as well. They are left with much more expensive options for paying for a visit to a doctor or dentist. ...

WEB HELPSome Web sites where you can find more information about budgeting and saving:kiplinger.com: Kiplinger Personal Finance has ideas on how to cut costsnfcc.org: The National Foundation for Credit Counseling site offers low-cost budgeting counseling

Despite increasing unemployment, soaring foreclosures, plummeting 401(k)s and mounting credit card debt, financial experts say some good may come of the current economic meltdown. Consumers, they say, ...

It’s grim out there, for job seekers and for workers hanging on by their fingernails at troubled companies. But, thanks in no small measure to the internet, there are steps workers can take to soften ...