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How to teach consequences when your teen treats money carelessly

I give my teenager $20 for lunch money and she spends it on makeup, then asks for more money the next day like it's no big deal.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're struggling to set boundaries that teach responsibility without becoming the perpetual enforcer.

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“Where Are You with Money and children — raising financially literate kids?”

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