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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Small correction she's almost 13 (just a few days away). Yes she's in private school. I've considered moving her. My wife disagrees with that plan. 
Part of the struggle is I grew up without a lot i know what its like to have less than other kids.
 However my kid has chosen to compare herself to people with levels of wealth that are well beyond normal. This seems like a recipe for unhappiness. We're trying to teach her that the "right" brands aren't the end all.[/quote]

8:25 here. She needs to come up with her own values, and the "right" brands might be more important to her than you, even ultimately her whole life. That's part of the beauty of budgets and constraints over time. She will work out what she values. Case in point, when I was shopping with my DD yesterday she said she really needs a job. She's resisted wanting to earn money for a while, but now her wants are outpacing her budgets.[/quote]

By the way, this working out her own values (about everything, not just brand names and consumption) is actually her job at 13. Are you accordingly changing your role from telling her what to do to advisor?[/quote]

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