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Feb 2019
11m 12s

Equipping Your Kids to Handle Money, Par...

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
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Teaching children the value of money is important but where to start? John and Danny talk about helping kids to seethe difference between buying something you want and just spending money because you can.

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