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Six things almost every parent does that set kids up for financial misery - CNBC
No one is born knowing how to handle money.
Smart money management has to be taught.
Guess whose job that is? That’s right: parents.
Yet teaching their kids about money is something most parents dread.
Instead, they’d rather go to the dentist (39%), talk about sex (36%) or pay a speeding ticket (6%). That’s according to a survey from Country Financial, which asked 1,021 adults in August about their feelings around parenting and personal finance.
Bottom of the list is talking to their kids about money.
No one is born knowing how to handle money.
Smart money management has to be taught.
Guess whose job that is? That’s right: parents.
Yet teaching their kids about money is something most parents dread.
Instead, they’d rather go to the dentist (39%), talk about sex (36%) or pay a speeding ticket (6%). That’s according to a survey from Country Financial, which asked 1,021 adults in August about their feelings around parenting and personal finance.
Bottom of the list is talking to their kids about money.