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A recent study by the website 55Places.com says that nearly 40 percent of empty-nesters are still footing the bill for their adult children, from car insurance to mobile phone bills and more. Another study found that 15 percent of parents were willing to lower their own living standards to help their children out financially. But is it a good idea for parents to offer their adult children so much help with money? MORE: https://www.55places.com/blog/survey-reveals-empty-nesters-still-supporting-children-financially

Last month, Aiya Tulemaganbetova left her purse on the subway. The bag was filled with $10,000 in cash. An honest man found the bag and turned it over to police.

This is the time of year when resolutions are made and broken. And topping the list of resolutions for many of us is figuring out our finances.

As women continue to fight for equal opportunities and equal pay, a new survey is highlighting another inequality: Women in New York tend to spend more than men on transportation. In an online survey, the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management asked 547 men and women 33 questions about travel habits, costs of commutes, if they've been harassed on public transit, and if safety concerns impact what type of transportation they use.

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New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres wants to propose a bill to mandate all New York City businesses accept cash, in addition to whatever other means of payment they wish to allow. Whether intentional or inadvertent, Torres argued that businesses accepting only credit or debit disproportionately deny service to this city's most vulnerable people.

For about 10 years, the New York City Department Of Consumer Affairs has been offering free financial counseling through more than 20 financial empowerment centers in the city. The counselors are trained professionals that work one-on-one with individuals and help them tackle debt, improve their credit, create a budget, open a bank account, save and plan for the future, and more.

Here are some personal finance tips from Rebecca Walser, the author of "Wealth Unbroken: Growing Wealth Uninterrupted by Market Crashes, Taxes, and Even Death." Walser is a tax attorney and a financial consultant.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud.

Getting a promotion at work is usually something to be happy about. A new job title usually means more money, but sometimes that's not the case. What if you were offered a promotion without a pay raise? A recent study found that bosses are offering their employees promotions without more money at nearly twice the rate they did seven years ago.

Cocaine on a Tinder date? You'll read about that in Refinery29's Money Diaries, a daily financial column where millennial women track their spending over seven days and share details about their rent, 401(k) accounts, salaries, and dating habits.

New York American Water Company is in hot water after hundreds of complaints from ratepayers on the south shore of Long Island. Residents and lawmakers held a meeting with the water company Thursday night. They're pressing the state's Public Service Commission to further investigate the sudden spike.

New love is such an amazing time to talk about feelings. But marriage and money don't always add up. Certified financial planner Lisa Leslie urges couples to talk about their money and spending values before the vows.

Sooner or later, all of us will retire and start collecting Social Security benefits. The challenge is deciding when.

Gas prices peaked a couple of weeks ago at prices not seen since 2014, according to AAA. But to offset the cost, some Long Island gas stations are getting savvy when it comes to competing for customers. While the street sign in Hicksville advertises about $3 per gallon for regular, drivers with the GetUpside app can claim exclusive offers to receive up to 25 cents cash back per gallon.

Ethan Sandlofer started E's Battle Buddies to raise money and awareness for cancer. His team is participating in an indoor cycling tournament .

Entrepreneur Sharon Rowe has never worked after 5:30 p.m. and doesn't work on the weekends. Sound pretty good? Then you might want to read her new book, The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don't Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living. Sharon says the book is about how you can make a mighty change with a very laser-focused business idea. Tiny, Sharon says, is mighty.

Many Americans have tremendous anxiety about retiring and life thereafter. New York-based career and life coach Irina Popa-Erwin says what she hears most is people not having something to do in retirement. For many, anxiety over retirement centers around being able to sustain oneself financially. A recent series of studies by AARP NY found fiscal security to be one of the biggest causes of retirement insecurity. AARP's Reggie Nance says a lot of retirees are afraid to truly look at their finances.