Financial Lessons
Week 39 — Quarter Review: Money That Grows
You've covered a lot of ground this quarter — take a moment to look back and see how far you've actually come.
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Week 40 — Want Less, Win More
The freest person in the room isn't the richest — it's the one who needs the least.
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Week 41 — Lifestyle Creep
A raise is a win — unless you spend it. Here's how to teach your kid to keep winning.
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Week 42 — The 30% Breathing Room Rule
You don't need to be rich to feel financially free. You need a gap — and a target.
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Week 43 — The Highlight Reel
Your kid's real life will never win against a carefully curated performance. Teach them to stop competing.
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Week 44 — What Are You Really Buying?
Most spending isn't about the thing. Help your kid name what they're actually after.
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Week 45 — Borrow Other People's Hindsight
There are two ways to learn almost anything: pay full price by living every mistake yourself, or borrow the lesson from someone who already paid. One of these is a much better deal.
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Week 46 — How to Spot Good Advice From Bad
Your kid is swimming in advice. The problem isn't too little of it — it's that a lot of it comes from people who've never been where your kid is trying to go.
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Week 47 — Choose Your Crowd
The people your kid spends the most time with are quietly becoming the person your kid is becoming. Not all at once — slowly, invisibly, without anyone announcing it.
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Week 48 — The Few Expensive Mistakes
Most mistakes are tuition. They cost a little, teach a lot, and your kid should make plenty of them. But a handful of mistakes are a different category — they bill you for years. This week is about helping your kid see that aisle coming.
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Week 49 — Taming the Need to Fit In
The desire to belong is one of the most powerful forces in a teenager's life — and the most expensive one, if you never name it.
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Week 50 — The Gift of Giving
Generosity sounds like a moral lesson. It's actually one of the most practical money habits you can build into your kid.