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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know you said you set up a budget, but it's possible she might've seen that as an allowance. This has to be done delicately. If the kids are teenagers, they are old enough to understand a household budget. This could be an opportunity for the family.

Have everyone sit together at the table and lay out the finances. Start with the monthly income. Then one-by-one add the mortgage, car payment, bills, etc and see what is left over for food, clothes, expenses, and college savings.

Have everyone, even the kids, weigh in on how much should be spent each week on groceries and extras. Once you have a family agreement, tape that weekly budget to the refrigerator. At the end of the week, gather the family back together and write down what was actually spent. If you have money left over, hooray! Everyone goes to the movies! If they spent more than they should have, ask them what they can live without next week - less food or less savings. [/quote]

Involve the kids but not this much!! I would have been totally freaked out as a teenager to learn just how little we had leftover at the end of the month. No way do kids need to know their parents salary and how much the mortgage is. I had an allowance and knew I had to babysit or get a job if I wanted to buy things beyond basic clothes. [/quote]

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