11/06/09

Marketplace Money for Weekend of November 7-8, 2009

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Earning an allowance through chores

Nov 6, 2009

Some kids earn their allowance the hard way -- by working for it. Follow 8-year-old Xander around the house as he does chores for cash. Directed by Elizabeth Lord, Xander's mom.

Dad, daughter reflect on money lessons

Nov 6, 2009

Curtis Larson and his daughter Erin Anderson look back at the way he let the kids in the family take responsibility for their own money, even if they made mistakes.

Posted In: Savings

Talking money back at her old school

Tess Vigeland

Nov 6, 2009

Tess Vigeland pays a visit to her old high school just outside Portland, Ore., to learn how teachers are now instructing students about money, and why more schools don't provide financial education.

Posted In: Education, Savings

Finding intimacy in finances

Nov 6, 2009

Most couples hate to face questions about money. But Jacquette Timmons, author of the book "Financial Intimacy," says sharing money woes can actually be romantic.

Posted In: Savings

Mass. may opt to pay flat doctors' fees

Joel Rose

Nov 6, 2009

Most U.S. doctors get paid for each test or procedure they perform. But Massachusetts is considering becoming the first state to pay a flat fee for each patient doctors see. Joel Rose reports.

Posted In: Health

New GI Bill victim of its own popularity

Tess Vigeland

Nov 6, 2009

A new GI Bill took effect this summer. In commemoration of Veterans Day this coming week, Tess Vigeland takes a look at the new bill, the thousands of people who are affected by it, and the backlog it has created.

Posted In: Education

Learn about money at home

Youth Radio

Nov 6, 2009

David Dominguez, a high school senior, says that while kids shouldn't skip out on the "Life Skills" courses at school, learning about money really should start at home.

Posted In: Education, Savings

What to do with your credit cards

Tess Vigeland

Nov 6, 2009

Ken Lin, CEO of CreditKarma.com, talks about how to handle your credit cards, especially now that companies are hiking interest rates, cutting credit lines and imposing new fees.

Getting Personal

Tess Vigeland

Nov 6, 2009

Business columnist Sheryl Harris of the Cleveland Plain Dealer helps Tess Vigeland tackle your money questions -- from what should be done with old financial documents to how a college student should handle a billing mix up.

Posted In: Savings