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Category: college debt
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By the time they're 22, our children should be financially independent. It's a milestone most of us think they should reach as young adults. At least, that's what a survey by the Pew Research Center finds. The reality (now it's U.S. Census analysis doing the finding) is that only a quarter of today's 22-year-olds have…
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A brat allowance–open access to the bank of mom and dad–is not only the worst possible way to help out our grown kids financially, but it can be habit forming.
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When are our children financially independent adults? A British survey offers a surprising answer.
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Our grown kids are moving back home at a new and faster pace. The economy may not be to blame.
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Even before grandbabies are born–or even conceived–grandparents-to-be can start saving for their college costs.
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A survey finds out what our Millennial-aged children worry about when they worry about money.
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