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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know if I have a great solution. My tween DD is into the name brand shoes ( Nike/Jordans) but not to bad about other stuff. We do talk about different families making different choices on what they spend money on etc. 
She has a friend similar to yours and her parents started giving her an allowance and telling her she needed to use that and stop asking for things. She will save up though and still spend money on things I wouldn’t let my DD get. Like AirPods and recently a Stanley cup. So I like the premise of doing that but I still wouldn’t want my kid spending allowance on expensive fad stuff. 
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Definitely don’t do the allowance thing if you aren’t willing to yield control without judgment. The whole point is that it’s not up to you, it’s up to them. They’re not going to do what you would do, at least not for a long time.

I actually think if you do it, at some point the budget should include the essentials too. I don’t know if having just a discretionary budget is that valuable an exercise. But it’s a good place to start. [/quote]

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