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Nov 2021
22m 42s

The College Fund (rerun)

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When you’re a kid, your parents make all the financial decisions for you. But what happens when you grow up … and don’t agree with their choices?


We’re off this week for the Thanksgiving holiday. This episode originally aired in July 2019.

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