In “The Well- to- Do Get Less So, and Teenagers feel the Crunch”, the author Lisa W. Foderaro, talks about the economy and how it can affect families, particularly the teenagers that are apart of those families affected. The author then goes and explains to the reader that the majority of teens will understand the fact that their parents could no longer afford to give their children an allowance. In addition, that meant that the teen would have to get a job so they could be able to get their own money and not depend on their parents for allowance. Lisa also adds that even though a teens parents maybe making more than the average income, those teens are even finding jobs (Foderaro 824). With the teens beginning to obtain jobs – they are able