for more than a year our friend and colleague sharon epperson has been away from this show. she is here today with our cover story, and it's her story, about a life-changing event that came out of nowhere. >> reporter: reporting on how to manage, grow, and protect your money is what i do. >> the bottom line is you probably need to be saving more than you're saving right now. >> reporter: it's critical to plan for the unexpected. that i know. because it happened to me. the day started like many others. making sure my son and daughter got off to school and coordinating schedules with my husband. then i went to exercise before heading to the studio. some wei stretching. suddenly, i felt incredible pain. the worst headache of my life. the rest of the day became a blur. [ sirens ] of doctors, hospitals, emergency rooms. scans and images revealed bleeding in my brain. a bulge in the wall of a main artery there had burst. it was a ruptured brain aneurysm. >> the doctors had told me that she could lose her life or the things that make life worth living. and of those two i don't know

for more than a year our friend and colleague sharon epperson has been away from this show. she is here today with our cover story, and it's her story, about a life-changing event that came out of nowhere. >> reporter: reporting on how to manage, grow, and protect your money is what i do. >> the bottom line is you probably need to be saving more than you're saving right now. >> reporter: it's critical to plan for the unexpected. that i know. because it happened to me. the day started like many others. making sure my son and daughter got off to school and coordinating schedules with my husband. then i went to exercise before heading to the studio. some wei stretching. suddenly, i felt incredible pain. the worst headache of my life. the rest of the day became a blur. [ sirens ] of doctors, hospitals, emergency rooms. scans and images revealed bleeding in my brain. a bulge in the wall of a main artery there had burst. it was a ruptured brain aneurysm. >> the doctors had told me that she could lose her life or the things that make life worth living. and of those two i don't know

our very own sharon epperson shares the lessons she learned. >>> saying good-bye to passwords and thumb prints. the new technology heading our way, but it comes with a warning. >>> millennials and money. why their attitude really matters and how it can affect everyone, no matter age or generation. >>> and how losing a job helped one woman make her dreams come true. now she's cooking up something special with a booming business. "on the >> announcer: this is "on the money," your money, your life, your future. now, becky quick. >>> we begin with an incredible story of resilience and foresight. for more than a year our