The Best Money Lessons You Can Teach Your Child

(OAD 10/22/2008) (PG)
When every dollar counts, parents are having to say no…when all they've ever said is yes. How to tell your overindulged kids that the spending has to stop now!
The Postle family
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Suze Orman
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Forget the extra-long sheets and stockpiles of snack food. Tthis dad gave his child the financial graduation gift of a lifetime. What it is—and how she's using it.

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