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Empty Nest by Mark Wiertalla
My parents’ views of money were simple: Work hard, save what you can along the way, and build a good pension. But I let go of the safety of my parent’s teachings and I stretched out to grasp A New Way of Thinking.
Empty Nest by Mark Wiertalla
Our household income has been halved. Here are my tips for how to Recession Proof the Casa.
History Lessons by Bebe Vaughan
Money knows what it’s doing. You’re not supposed to get in its way, because Money Is Energy.
History Lessons by Bebe Vaughan
Truth is a matter of extremes, an alarming commodity that can result in shrieking, untidy plunges into red jelly madness. Yet I feel, glumly, that I am required to confront the truth about My Relationship to Money.
Single by Jesse Young
Sometimes I want what I don’t have or can’t afford, but those urges usually pass pretty quickly. I am not tortured by the lack of Money.
Single by Jesse Young
Money isn’t everything, but You Gotta Have It.
Sonny's Side by Ethan Sorscher
I’ve marveled at my father’s ability to provide for our family. But I don’t know if I’ll be able to weather economic storms like my father can. Teachers don’t make A Lot of Money.
What Women Want by Laura K. Barrett
Just thinking about money brings up strong fears of not having enough of it. Money is not just what women want, it’s what everyone wants: We Want Money.
My parents’ views of money were simple: Work hard, save what you can along the way, and build a good pension. But I let go of the safety of my parent’s teachings and I stretched out to grasp A New Way of Thinking.
Empty Nest by Mark Wiertalla
Our household income has been halved. Here are my tips for how to Recession Proof the Casa.
History Lessons by Bebe Vaughan
Money knows what it’s doing. You’re not supposed to get in its way, because Money Is Energy.
History Lessons by Bebe Vaughan
Truth is a matter of extremes, an alarming commodity that can result in shrieking, untidy plunges into red jelly madness. Yet I feel, glumly, that I am required to confront the truth about My Relationship to Money.
Single by Jesse Young
Sometimes I want what I don’t have or can’t afford, but those urges usually pass pretty quickly. I am not tortured by the lack of Money.
Single by Jesse Young
Money isn’t everything, but You Gotta Have It.
Sonny's Side by Ethan Sorscher
I’ve marveled at my father’s ability to provide for our family. But I don’t know if I’ll be able to weather economic storms like my father can. Teachers don’t make A Lot of Money.
What Women Want by Laura K. Barrett
Just thinking about money brings up strong fears of not having enough of it. Money is not just what women want, it’s what everyone wants: We Want Money.
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Fathers & Finance
“A father and his money are soon parted” is one of the themes of this month’s special edition. But the difficulty between dads and their dollars is nothing new to our site.
Twice we have profiled media mogul Sumner Redstone, and his monetary feuds with his daughter Sheri Redstone.
We profile Richard Hilton, heir of the family fortune and father of heiress Paris Hilton.
We profile Stanley Smith, the American Dad on Fox’s animated sit-com, who permitted his boss to have sexual relations with his 18-year-old daughter in order to get a promotion.
We profile Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, and his campaign to encourage grown children to leave their parents’ nests.
We profile Royal Tannenbaum, who stole stocks and bonds from his teenage son.
But, of course, the father of all money-minded fathers is Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, the world’s richest fictional character and the proud dad of Little Orphan Annie.
Pithy Quotes
“It now costs more to amuse a child than it once did to educate his father.”
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–– Vaughan Monroe
tall and handsome singer, trumpeter and big band leader of the 1940s and 1950s
Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet. His father was an unsuccessful candidate for city tax collector.
tall and handsome singer, trumpeter and big band leader of the 1940s and 1950s
“Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.”
–– Robert Frost Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet. His father was an unsuccessful candidate for city tax collector.
