Personal finance expert Jean Chatzky explains why it's so important to build an emergency fund, as well as how to do it.

Cut your energy bills with these simple steps.

Cut your energy bills with these simple steps.

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -- The "no vacancy" signs outside hotels, sunburned families packing boardwalk amusement rides and thousands of students working in surf shops and souvenir concessions along the avenues suggest that the beach economy is booming this summer.