Teenagers are expensive, and not just in the ways parents expect. Everyone braces for groceries that vanish faster than paychecks and endless rides to soccer practice, but the hidden costs often sting the most. Between school, social lives, fashion, and future planning, teenagers turn into walking debit card drains.
The expenses that creep up are the ones that catch families completely off guard. What looks like a simple part of growing up can balloon into a bill that makes parents shake their heads in disbelief.
