My ex-wife and I split custody but we have totally different rules about allowance, chores, and spending money at each house, and our 10-year-old has figured out how to play the system and is learning all the wrong lessons.
More people experience this than they realize.
Divorced co-parents' inconsistent money rules are inadvertently teaching their child to manipulate rather than understand financial responsibility.
“Where Are You with Money and children — raising financially literate kids?”
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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