Sentences with phrase «old family money»

A light romantic drama set on the horse racing circuit, Harlow is a socialite back from Europe, where he's picked up a lot of aristocratic attitude and a swell of a beau (Walter Pidgeon as a high society bachelor with old family money), and Clark Gable is a race track bookie and friend of the family who alternately competes with her and for her.

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As well, the poll showed that those with children ages four to 10 were much more likely to borrow money from friends and family (39 per cent) than couples with older children (28 per cent), likely showing they feel they need a larger cash flow or savings to feel comfortable at that stage in life.

As I became older, I knew that I wanted to ensure I had a career which enabled me to go beyond providing for my family's basic needs, but to give us a lifestyle where money was not an issue.

Katie Kalvoda's interest was piqued when the 40 - year - old money manager for a group of ultra-wealthy families heard about a startup urban farm that grows produce in vertical greenhouses.

There is an old adage of «never lend money to family or friends.»

A family opts to live on less money after the husband refuses to accept a job transfer that would have him designing weapons and the wife decides she wants to stay at home with their children; to act on these values, the family renovates an old house, relies on bicycles instead of a car, and grows some of its own food.

Thus it has been the bearer of wisdom about what is good in human life, about sexuality, about being young and growing old, about work and money, children and family, duty and sacrifice, about friendship and love, art, literature, and music.

But a 55 - year - old teacher dealing with family, money, and career saw something else in Lapham's home, family, office, and bank account — namely, an engaging moral drama filled with plausible people doing fateful things.

Being immigrants, or children of immigrants, these people could not pretend they came from old and prestigious families; money was the sole instrument of their snobbery.

If you have an eight or ten year old, maybe you give them ten or twenty dollars and tell them that they are to use that money to buy Christmas gifts for the family.

Young Oca scrapes together the money for a battered old truck, gathers his disparate friends and family, and drives them across the frontier of Route 66 to California.

I know it's always nice to save some money, and maybe your family has an old heirloom bassinet that they'd love to pass down to you.

it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do to make money, and I still miss my old job immensely, but the benefits to my children and my family have been worth it.

And if it comes to spending money on an already old and ailing pet vs. being able to provide for your family, I think getting rid of the animal is the most noble thing to do.

The South Carolina family has been trying for over a year to raise the money to save their four - year - old daughter's life.

According to the Mirror, 14 - year - old Stan Lock had lost friends and family members to cancer and wanted to do something proactive, so he started a fundraising page to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Creston News Advertiser, April 29, 2009 What's Old is New for Parents Looking to Save Money by ARA» Because raising a child in tough economic times can be expensive and financially challenging, many families are looking for ways to reduce their spending without having to sacrifice their family's well - being.

This has resulted in a slew of families getting creative by making old items new again... «For one, I cloth diaper my children which I figured has saved us a ton of money and cuts back on our curbside trash,» she says.»

I couldn't take money earmarked for the rest of the family's food just to feed my 6 month old baby a special diet.

Disposables have been popular since the mid 70's, and now many families are trying to save money, and go back to the «old way» of doing things.

talk about the fda cutting corners to save money when it comes to our health.if the fda wants to eat or feed it to there familys thats on them but we should» nt have to be made to it this toxic food... nor should or kids... i read this to my son and now he said he won't eat the meat at school anymore he'll wait till he gets home from school to eat or he'll just eat a saled or something with no meat in it.and thats coming from a 15 year old..

The money lost to claimant fraud and error was less than under the old working families tax credit (14 per cent), she said, adding that changes to the IT system and fraud measures meant this year's figure would be better.

When he was 10 years old, his family raised money, bought a couple of Land Rovers and moved from Minneapolis to eastern Niger for a year.

A Boston family are in a race against time to raise money for research to help save their son's life, after he was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disease at just six months old.

This past Christmas, my 9 - year - old decided to use the money she had been saving up to buy gifts for everyone in our family including cousins and grandparents.

They live in a world where everyone wants a cut of their money, from family and old friends to people they've never heard of.

I am / have... -20 years old -5 ft 9in -4 tattoos (can all be hidden by shirt)- short dark brown hair - blue eyes My interests include... - spending time outside - riding my horses - spending time with my friends and family - traveling - taking pictures - spending money / shopping - mw3 with the guys (and one...

This is a flavorless adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater's 73 - year - old children's book about a poor family who, to make some money and keep their home, builds a circus around their new pets.

Synopsis: Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) is a successful corporate lawyer who comes from an old - money family.

Money gets word of a potential robbery target, an older man (Stephen Lang) with no family, living on an abandoned block and sitting on $ 300,000.

Juan is the con - man with loyalty and a sense of family, who does it all to help his father and who winces whenever Marcos, the con - man without scruples, swindles even old ladies out of their money.

Wilson and Vaughn start playing the straight men to Walken's eccentric patrician family, and the film turns into an old - money variation on Meet The Parents.

In this remake of the iconic 1980s primetime soap, black gold fuels the feud between two old - money drilling families grappling for supremacy over the Texan market.

With a car full of money and his family on the line, the clock is ticking to figure out who double - crossed him and the only person he can trust... his 13 - year - old daughter.

Money brings out the worst in people as various family members and his old friend Ed (Keach) want a piece of his new fortune for old unpaid debts.

Released in April, the comedy gala's goal was to raise money for the Rogen family's six - year - old charity to combat Alzheimer's disease, whilst also getting as many fake penises on screen as possible.

The will of one eminent guest, an 84 - year - old widow called Madame Céline Villeneuve Desgoffe und Taxis, becomes the contested centre of a farcical bust - up between Gustave and her money - grubbing family.

All five of the school board members who stood for re-election on April 1 are backers of the 13 - year - old state - enacted program that allows 11,000 children from low - income families to use state money to attend private schools.

Those old money families that work in the city but escape to their homes on the coast to rub shoulders with «their kind» have been portrayed in countless books that chronicle their playboy lifestyles.

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Marriage of Convenience When somebody has to get married to avoid scandal, being betrothed to some horrible old lord, get money for an impoverished family, what have you.

This Ripley-esque tale is told from the point of view of Martin — an outsider in a world of wealth and privilege — as he recalls his friendship (and obsession) with classmate Ben, whose family comes from old money.

Old families, old papers, and the old demons of sex and money shape Connolly's cozy series launch, which will appeal to fans of her Orchard and (as Sarah Atwell) Glassblowing mysteriOld families, old papers, and the old demons of sex and money shape Connolly's cozy series launch, which will appeal to fans of her Orchard and (as Sarah Atwell) Glassblowing mysteriold papers, and the old demons of sex and money shape Connolly's cozy series launch, which will appeal to fans of her Orchard and (as Sarah Atwell) Glassblowing mysteriold demons of sex and money shape Connolly's cozy series launch, which will appeal to fans of her Orchard and (as Sarah Atwell) Glassblowing mysteries.

While the old - fashioned answer to a money crunch was to have mom supplement the family income by working part - time, that solution no longer suffices, because mom is already putting in 40 hours a week at the office.

My wife and I and our three kids live in an older house in Dartmouth, N.S. Like most families, most of our money is tied up in our home.

To show you how my choices differ from a sibling, my sister is 2 years older than I and has a 2 year old child with barely any savings (she always asks either me, my mom, or some other family member for money).

who is running for city council — said «the arguments against income splitting in my mind are baseless, derogatory and wrongly associated with old notions of who earns money in the family.»

Let»s compare a 22 - year - old woman who begins saving fresh out of college to a woman who waits until she is 35 years old, realizing — after she is married, has a mortgage, and started a family — that she should begin putting money away as soon as possible.

The Vaezes pitch in with $ 3,000 a year to help her make ends meet, and that money also indirectly helps Samson's older brother Michael, 51, who lives with his mother in the old family home and helps to take care of her.

It's also up to family to make sure they aren't lending money for any old reason.