middle-class parents

Learn good financial habits from your parents. Or not.

Posted September 8, 2009 - 05:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

An open gate

One of the big advantages that children of the middle-class and wealthy have is that they grow up in a household where a huge amount of financial knowledge is embedded in its day-to-day functioning. Parents teach it, but it's also just there for the child to pick up, almost for free, like language and basic social skills. If you don't get this basic financial knowledge at home, it's possible to learn it other ways--but don't underestimate how much you need to pick up.

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Making Do With Help From Mom And Dad

Posted February 28, 2008 - 17:54 by Julie Rains

Personal Finance

Ever wonder how the person with about the same salary as you lives in a fully furnished apartment, enjoys Caribbean vacations, and is setting aside money for retirement while you share space with an ever-changing roster of roommates, are hoping for a weekend stay at the beach, and are still paying off student loans? I'll share a secret.

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