My 16-year-old wants to get a credit card and I'm terrified she'll make the same mistakes I did but I also know she needs to learn somehow.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're trying to share hard-won wisdom without projecting your financial shame onto your child's learning process.
“Where Are You with Money and children — raising financially literate kids?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.