How Do You Encourage A Teenager To Be Frugal And Self Reliant Before College?
My granddaughter has gone from a slightly tom-boyish preteen to a very beautiful young lady of just shy of 16. It has been amazing to watch this transition. But, along with this transition has come a desire to shop endlessly for new clothes. I decided it was time (along with her parents) to introduce the responsibility of handling a budget. She had been accustomed to having Nana buy pretty much whatever she wanted, encouraging this transition. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5257684/j0438910_Full.jpg’); }); What grandmother doesn’t like to spoil a grandchild?! I know I’m one who does. But while I was buying things for my granddaughter, I realized she didn’t always realize (or probably even care,) what things cost. Being a very smart girl who makes all A’s and receives awards for best in her class, I decided to help her see that as she matures and goes off to college, she wi
