Growing up, I remember my parents using coupons and rain checks, and comparing supermarket ads to find the cheapest options.
This is in stark contrast to the way I parent, where my son is an active learner.
Related storiesI'm teaching my kids financial literacyI learned minimally about financial literacy but was determined to teach my kids more; I purchased a worksheet by "Teach Kids Money" to teach my son about delayed gratification.
Teaching my kids all of these techniques makes me feel guilty, as if the way I parent is a criticism of how my parents raised me.
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