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Ryan Peterson

She Gives Each Kid $750 For Back-To-School: Mom Defends Big-Ticket Allowances To Teach Money Skills — Internet Loses It

Back-to-school shoppers

Jessica Roderick just handed each of her kids $750 for back-to-school shopping, and the internet can’t decide if it's good parenting or not.

Her allowance system isn’t about spoiling her children, though. In a TikTok video, the Tampa, Florida mom shows that it’s about teaching them that money runs out, choices have consequences, and budgeting beats asking for more. While parents debate whether $750 is too much or too little, Roderick is running a real-world experiment in financial literacy.

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