When I was growing up, it was a family rule that when you turned 16, you got a summer job. Among many other life lessons, her summer job became a crash course in finance — a lesson she desperately needed as a modern-day teen. Instead, I found myself constantly hitting the "transfer" button on my banking app to move money from my account to my daughter's. She learned the value of money after she started workingOnce my daughter got a job, she learned firsthand the hard work that goes into earning every dollar herself. Now, when she deposits her paycheck into her own bank account, she feels a great sense of pride and appreciation for the money she is able to save.

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