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| doing our homework. We learn how to play | | | | kids can capture their share of that opportunity, |
| complicated games, many of them involving | | | | and set themselves up for life. |
| pretend money. | | | | So, why isn't everyone doing it? |
| So, why is it so hard for us to learn how to | | | | Because not everyone's parents have the right |
| manage money? | | | | knowledge and attitudes to pass along to their |
| Why do so many people struggle to make ends | | | | kids. Some of those who have the knowledge |
| meet, even on reasonably high incomes? | | | | and attitudes are still setting themselves up in life, |
| Why do so few people manage to provide | | | | working long hours, and find it difficult to break |
| sufficiently for themselves in retirement? | | | | the knowledge down into terms their kids can |
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| And there are some people doing it. So why isn't | | | | What can we do about it? |
| basic money management as widely understood | | | | As parents, we need to be conscious that financial |
| as basic geometry? | | | | education ranks up there with education about |
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