Paying egg-stra

With food prices on the rise, Sarah Gardner asks why it costs twice as much to make an omelette. She discovers cracking the price of eggs is quite the riddle.

Staying healthy outside the nest
Full-time students can use their parents' insurance, but as graduation nears, Tess asks Stephen Finan about health care options after college.

Cracking open your nest egg
With loans harder to come by, more Americans have resorted to raiding their 401(k)s, but as Josephine Bennett reports, borrowing early can have big consequences.

Avoiding the home equity freeze
Promised a pile of cash for your home equity? Carolyn Bigda tells Tess about how some banks are cutting back and what you can do to protect yourself.

Day in the Work Life: Theater owner
It's not the most lucrative business in town, but a life in the theater has it's perks. On this week's A Day in the Work Life, we meet Off-Broadway theater owner Peter Martin.

The Office of Financial Empowerment
Cash incentives and financial education have often been the purview of non-profits, but as Alisa Roth reports, New York City is throwing it's hat in the ring.

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
As the financial news remains focused on mortgages, we're hearing more about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Tess asks Susan Wachter for a little help with the who's who.

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CONSUMER CONSEQUENCES
How many p***ts would it take to sustain humanity if everyone lived like you? Play our "Consumer Consequences" game and find out.