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Scenario

How to survive being the poorest family in a rich school district

We moved to this expensive neighborhood for the schools but now we cannot afford to do anything else the other families do and my kids are starting to feel like outsiders in their own community.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The strategy of accessing better opportunities through housing choices backfires when social exclusion follows economic isolation.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and parenting — financial pressure and class?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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