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[quote=Anonymous]^^13:24 again...also forgot to say, get your DD a debit card (like a Wells Fargo Teen debit account) and get her using it. The point is to get her to practice spending money, which then makes them interact with people, and also notice what things cost ("the gas is so much cheaper by my school then by our house!" "Twelve dollars for a muffin! That's crazy!" So they are actually practicing both spending AND saving money. The goal here is that they need the practice, so they need to be able to screw up (lose their card, forget their card at home, etc). So you don't need to micromanage too much and go crazy with creating the budget and what expenses are reimbursed vs. what are frivolous etc. (because that's so time-consuming for the parent that the perfect becomes the enemy of the good). Just get this going, no matter how imperfect. Good luck OP![/quote]
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