Candice Bergen, Marlo Thomas and their wowOwow friends dish on whether or not to lend expensive things

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The well known women at wowOwow.com are stopping by WalletPop on a frequent basis to answer your spending and personal finance questions.

This week we asked them: How generous are you with your own possessions when it comes to your family? What about your friends? Would you lend a piece of jewelry? A car? A house? Where are your limits?

You can find their full responses on wowowow.com

candice bergen
candice bergen

Candice Bergen: Of course I lend everything and my friends lend back. Especially in the old days. Ali MacGraw lent me a strapless Halston to wear to the Golden Globes in the days before we all had stylists and when I could still fit into her stuff ... I do not lend money ...





Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas

: I loan anything to my family and pals, provided they take care of it. But if they mess it up-in the words of George W, "If you fool me once shame on you. If you fool me ...you can't uh ...get ...uh.. fooled again...er..."



cynthia mcfadden
cynthia mcfadden


Cynthia McFadden

: I have loaned cars, houses, jewelry and clothes with pleasure. The results have always been happy. I have learned not to loan money, give it, or don't do it.





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