did hoe take the kid off the bus? he took the kid off the bus. he took the kid off the bus? is the bus driver the only person that was shot? ma am? was the bus driver the only person that was shot? yes, ma am. zps hang in there, honey. you are doing so good. the little boy who was freed without any injuries, thankfully, is said to be doing okay. jamie: it s been a really good week for homeowners, especially if you are thinking of selling, it s your time. that s right. it s time for sellers. not everyone is able to sell. so i want to give you information on both sides. in our take charge consumer protection segment, what you need to do if you are ready to put your home on the market and what those who want to stay put can do to make things more manageable. we a the director of the
store. that store will get a percentage of that, right? reporter: yeah, that s right. usually, we don t find out exactly what the breakdown is typically when the powerball jackpots happen. it takes a few days for the person to come forward, get their finances in order and then get the official announcement. congratulations to whoever and it is to the store and the employees. aaron mesmer in tampa with wtvt, a lot of excitement down there. tank you, buddy. yeah, boo-hoo on that one. so how about teaching your children, maybe they don t have that big a bank account? but you want them to play an active role in financial planning and start them early inform today s take charge consumer protection segment, i want to help you help your kids learn solid saving and spending habits to take the pressure off of you. scott gam is the founder of help
heather: welcome back. a new study shows nearly a third of american households live paycheck to paycheck. and that can make saving for retirement seem impossible. but in today s take charge consumer protection segment, how to save for your retirement even when things are tough. joining me now is president of the diversified financial, dominique. thank you for joining us. good morning. heather: this is news a lot of folks can use today. a third of americans, you know, they are worried they will never be able to retire. so what is your advice to them? what is the first thing they need to do? we all go through life and we pay our bills on a monthly basis, we go and spend money on weekly, daily basis. we don t put ourselves first. the first piece of advice is when you think about it, you have to pay yourself first. it s old advice. we don t take it to heart enough. make yourself number one priority. eric: what do you mean by that? pay yourself first?
is climbing out of a huge hole. home values are up, borrowing rates are down and now may be the time to buy, sell or make improvems. in today s take charge consumer protection segment, great tips to help you maximize your home dollars. joining me on this, kendra todd is a real estate expert. thanks for joining us. thanks for having me. jamie: here s what i wanted to do in this segment. i want to help people get the best price on a house and i want to help them pull as much money out of their house at a time when housing prooses and the market is moving up. let s start with sellers. how do you get the most for your sales dollar when someone comes to buy? right now, it is really a sizzling seller s market. inventory is low. there are multiple offers on a lot of properties across the country. and my advice for sellers is, even though it s tempting to
if you re on the quest to do something special for your loved ones, it s easy to get roped in spending more than you planned. in our take charge consumer protection segment i want to help you avoid the common valentine s day ripoffs. scott gamm is founder of help save my dollars.com. good morning. you are just a wealth of savings. we re going to make so many people happy and save their partners a ton. where are some places we can save on things we think about like flowers and candy and other gifts? for roses, stick to the local florists or warehouse stores because you re going to score a better deal. there was a study from cheapism.com that showed the average price of roses in new york and california was $50 compared to 60 to 85 at the major online flower retailers and you score a better deal at local places.