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Podcast: Slate Advice
Episode: Should I Let My Kid Waste His Money?
Description: On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Lucy take a question about how to handle birthday money. This parent’s son wants to buy some stuff in a video game, and while it feels like a waste… it IS also his money. So we’ll talk about whether this parent really needs to intervene. And then, we’ll circle up for a round of checkins… and on Slate Plus, we’ll vent about the end-of-the-school-year frenzy.If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining...