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Blogging Away Debt
Blogging Away Debt
Ashley

Raising Financially Smart Teens: What Should We Teach Them About Their First Paychecks?

pumpkins in a pile
A new season, and a new season of financial lessons.

Big news around here – my teenagers got their first “real” jobs!! They were both hired as seasonal workers at the Pumpkin Patch. It’s only 5 weekends in the month of October, but it’s a perfect first entry-point to the workforce.

Caveat: I say “real” job with quotations because they have worked for me (for my business), and also done odd jobs like pet-sitting and babysitting. But this is the first W2 position in their lives.

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