A new survey of parents found that they -- cough! -- pardon, the Tooth Fairy leaves kids an average of $3 per tooth. That's, like, 30 pieces of hardened saltwater taffy!

The study (published in USA Today and conducted by Visa) also noted that some parents leave as much as $20 per tooth. (If your kids are USA Today readers, you might want to lock up your pliers.)

The borderline-extortion prices of molar loss surprised Kathie Lee, given the fact that times are tough financially, and that she only got a quarter.

"But that was in the 1880s," she added.

What about you? Does three bucks sound about right to you, or do you leave your little darlings a Benjamin per molar?

Julieanne is a TODAY.com contributor who accidentally swallowed most of her baby teeth during overenthusiastic gummy worm eating.

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There was a bit of a love fest on the fourth hour Friday.

A story on TODAY.com suggests it might not be a good idea to hug your coworkers. At least, not the "full body" kind, which experts said may blur lines of appropriateness and make your co-workers feel uncomfortable.

But because the ladies like nothing better than to blur the lines of appropriateness and make their coworkers feel uncomfortable, they arranged a kind of all-staff cuddle fest. Bobbie and Sara snuggled with the crew. KLG also demanded to know whether or not Anthony the cameraman likes to hug her.

"Here's the thing, we all know, there is a point when you're hugging someone and it becomes weird," Hoda admitted. "And we don't know when that is."

But KLG had a pretty good idea. "When they have their tongue in your ear," she replied. "I had an uncle who used to do that."

Think that was the point you were looking for, Hoda.

Julieanne Smolinski is a TODAY.com contributor who prefers a chaste high-five.

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Kathie Lee and Hoda had an awkward money moment the other day. They were invited to a luncheon only to discover that they had to pay for it. 

“That was weird,” Hoda said.

According to the ladies, one of the most awkward money moments comes at a group dinner when the bill arrives.

“The question is,” Hoda said, “do you base it solely on what you ordered, or do you just say there’s eight of us; let’s divvy it up eight ways and pay?”

Kathie Lee doesn’t think that's totally fair, especially if one person far out-ordered the other diners. She said, “Do you pay for the smashed one's 10 tequilas even though you had one glass of wine?”

Hoda believes it's best just to split the tab evenly. “It gets too weird,” she said, adding that going through the bill to figure out who had the fish and who had the meatloaf is just a hassle. 

KLG and Hoda have worked out a system: Most every Wednesday, the ladies go out for lunch together, so they take turns. According to KLG, “One person pays it and it all equals out in the long run.”

TODAY.com contributor Jillian Eugenios thinks that if it gets awkward, just have another round of those 10 tequilas.

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