A Smart Girl's Guide: Money. Nancy Holyoke
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doors slam. Amber turns on some tunes, sits on her bed, and makes
ankle bracelets.
7:30
p.m.
No clean laundry for Morgan tonight. The washer’s broken. “Let’s get a
new one,” says her dad. “It’s only money.”
9:05
p.m.
Sierra is reading in bed. It’s a story about an orphan who gets adopted
by a millionaire. She falls asleep imagining what it would be like to be
that rich. Next week she’ll save her allowance for sure. Maybe.
money emotions
You’ve probably had all kinds of feelings about money.
You also have habits and attitudes that have been shaped by your family.
A girl whose parents talk with ease about family finances will think
differently about money than a girl whose parents worry or argue when
the bills arrive. A girl who’s grown up shopping the sales with her mom
will likely have different spending habits than a girl who has only seen
her mom buy freely. A girl’s experiences may incline her to like or dislike
people with more money—or to like or dislike people with less.
All this means that your feelings about money may be complicated. But
the way you use money doesn’t have to be.
When it comes to making decisions about money, keep your head cool
and your thinking clear. Let three basic questions be your guide:
1.
Where are you now in terms of money?
2.
Where do you want
to go?
3.
How do you
get there?
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guilt
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greed
happiness
pride
jealousy
generosity
“I get an allowance.
My mom likes the fact that
I am not bugging her for
money. Having my own
money has helped me learn
how to manage money.”
Alex
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