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You know, its fame has -- they live very well. theyre never short of anything. but on the other side of it, i know all of them when they went to school went through some embarrassing terrible times, you know, being mocked and things like that, but, you know, as i said, they live comfortably. theyve got -- i give them an allowance, which is not too much, and i think theyre fine. >> you said that youve got eight children. there was a period where you were reluctant to admit to one of them, sarah, ...

Important. >> tomorrow starts one of my favorite months, financial literacy month. >> you are such a geek. >> i know. im such a nerd. >> northwestern mutual foundation survey found parents are much more likely to give in to requests for more money beyond your allotted allowance. they asked kids 17 and under, how often did your parents say, all right, no problem, when you asked for extra money beyond your allowance. add up these numbers. almost 90% of kids were successful. really? they asked all ...

Heres a little bit of advice to do. the number one reason kids got the extra money was to pay for concerts. >> really? >> right. you remember concerts are really expensive. what is the expectation of where your allowance would go? i would think that would be separate. budget or earn the money but get a job baby-sit to pay for the concert tickets. set up expectations and understand giving more money to your kids sets us up to think about, i can get credit. its like getting extra credit. thats the...

Ally in that region can count on us. >> greta: theres been discontent president obama wanted a freeze on settlement s. israelis didnt want to do an absolute freeze and some tension has grown. >> president obama was inappropriate to intervene in a zoning issue in israel. let israel decide their zoning issues. [ talking over each other ] >> greta: israel has asked for help over the years. >> build housing for the jews in their homeland. no, president obama didnt want to see that allowance of the -...

Ally in that region can count on us. >> greta: theres been discontent president obama wanted a freeze on settlement s. israelis didnt want to do an absolute freeze and some tension has grown. >> president obama was inappropriate to intervene in a zoning issue in israel. let israel decide their zoning issues. [ talking over each other ] >> greta: israel has asked for help over the years. >> build housing for the jews in their homeland. no, president obama didnt want to see that allowance of the -...

And phoenix hits 88. and now we turn to a lesson in sacrifice from a houston third grader trying to stop the budget axe from coming down on her school. >> take a look there. little trouper, the 8-year-old was so worried her favorite classes would be cut, she donated part of her allowance to the school. $20 to help save the art and music program. >> she knows her gift is not enough, though, to save her teachers jobs but a simple act that is tugging on heartstrings and, of course, sending a mess...

She is only 5 years old. her mother says she took an advance of about $22. she, her husband, and her daughter have been working six days a week for two months now. she says no one has told her when the loan will be paid off. their small allowance is barely enough to feed the family. still, they dont dare leave. they will beat me if i try to leave she says. we want to ask the supervisor about what seems to be a violation of indian labor law. supervisor? supervisor? so when a supervisor shows up a...

A contractor shows up promising them work and giving them a little advance money. then theyre tractored in from their villageses to a place theyve never been to. theyre told when they get here they have to work off their loan and they wont be paid any wages. theyre also told they have to live here so that supervisors can keep an eye on them. it isnt just the adults who are expected to work. this is the mother of three. her eldest daughter should not be this skilled at brickmaking. she is only 5 ...

Real estate agent already signed an)mó an for six months for that huge house in mulholland estates. it was something he was serious about. he was really serious. i think still to this day it is still what he wants. hes running along the same lines by having these two goddesses live with him. >> geraldo: did you think that was a good idea? >> it sounded great, because hes offering me, you know any car id like. >> geraldo: a bentley. >> thats what i asked for. he promised the other girl he would ...

>> there is a need for a safety net for those who are disadvantaged and in some of the rural communities in alaska where there is 80% unemployment, there is a disadvantage and there needs to be a safety net. but you know why there is a disadvantage here in alaska? because the federal government has locked up our lands and not allowed us to tap into energy sources so that we can create more jobs. less than 1% of alaska land is in the private sector hands. now, we asked the federal government and ...