Wallet Watch

Your guide to tracking prices, spending smart and understanding Long Island's real cost of living.

Wallet Watch'The wages haven't caught up.' Why Long Islanders pay much more for basic needs.

LI's cost of living is 32% higher than in the rest of the country. Here's why prices are so much more expensive in Nassau and Suffolk.

Wallet WatchWhen a full-time job isn't enough. She works 100 hours a week and still can barely afford LI.

Many Long Islanders wrestle with exhaustion, debt and trade-offs at home as they try to stay afloat.

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