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Scenario

How to navigate peer pressure purchases when they conflict with your values

My 15-year-old wants expensive sneakers and says all his friends have them but I grew up thinking that kind of spending was immoral.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're struggling to separate your own class-based shame from legitimate concerns about materialism and peer influence.

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

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

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.