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Despite his talent for trading, Soros has always seen himself more as a thinker than as a money earner, and claims his foundation work "has brought me closer to realizing a real sense of satisfaction than making large amounts of money." His father's experience of losing a lucrative legal business during the war but living well nonetheless provides insight for Soros. "Part of what I learned was the futility of making money for money's sake," he says. "Wealth can be a dead weight...
...acting president Browne acknowledges, many inside NBC -- plus one candidate from outside -- think the recent difficulties directly result from the staff cuts as NBC's parent company, General Electric, turned the news division from a $126 million money loser in 1988 to an anticipated $20 million profit earner this year. Browne says Wright has promised that "there will be more personnel," but to at least one candidate who declined, that commitment is not enough: "I would hypothetically consider going there only with the personal assurances of Jack Welch at GE that the company really intends to rebuild the news division...
...Melyantsevs might count themselves lucky compared to the Zharikov family, with nine children ages two to 18, two dogs and a cat to feed. Strapped for cash, the family has had to accept meals and clothing from the Salvation Army. Nina Zharikov is the only wage earner, bringing home 2,000 rubles a month as a subway cleaner. The family also gets an equal sum in government child support. But "every kopeck goes for food, and there's never enough," says the 37-year-old mother. "Even though I earned less before, we could still afford to live." The Ministry...
...attempt to soup up that life-style, the new facilities cater to the concerns of two-earner families, staying open in the evenings, long after traditional public playgrounds have grown dark and unusable. At Naperville's Leaps & Bounds, families can play together for $4.95 per child, parents free. Fresh-faced "counselors," dressed in colorful sport pants and shirts, guide youngsters to appropriate play areas for differing age groups. Three-year-olds and younger can learn spatial concepts -- in and out, over and around -- by crawling in a padded plastic turtle shell or sinking into a quicksand of colorful balls...
...working 60-hour weeks can hope for a monthly salary of sometimes as much as $3000 when taxis are in demand. When business is as slow as it has been recently, however, a cabbie can't expect to pull in more than $1500--slightly more than a minimum wage earner would make for a similar time commitment, he adds...