Do you give your kids an allowance?  Do you make them do chores or anything to earn the money?  When should you start giving kids an allowance? One Finance expert says that when your kids hit pre-school age is when you should start giving them an allowance. He advises giving a dollar per week per your child’s age. So if your child is 5, you give them an allowance of $5 per week. He also advises not to peg allowances to chores. He claims that the kids will stop doing housework when they have enough money. Instead he says it’s better to give the allowance anyway and just take away privileges when they don’t do their jobs around the house.  Screen time, fun outings and car keys are sometimes more valuable than money.

The new Healthy Hand Washing Survey reveals that 92% of Americans believe it’s important to wash their hands after using a public restroom, However, only 66% of Americans say they ALWAYS wash their hands after using a public restroom. Women are much better at washing, with 75% of women saying they always wash their hands as compared to 59% of men.

A new report suggests that drinking up to five cups of coffee a day, the equivalent of about 400 milligrams of caffeine, is perfectly fine for your health. The report suggests that amount of coffee consumption won’t be bad for your health, and in some cases can actually result in some health benefits.

New research shows that women with an index finger shorter than their ring finger are more likely to wind up in jobs once associated with men, like a lawyer or leader of industry. Women whose index finger was longer are likely to choose a job that was stereotypically female, like nursing or elementary education. Researchers say that a person’s finger makeup, known as the 2D:4D ratio, is caused by the amount of male testosterone a fetus is exposed to in the womb, which could explain the job choices. Yeah, and did you know that your middle finger can predict if you’ll get fired? Point it in the air by itself and find you’ll find out.