Parenting

Q. My brother isn’t good with money and his teenagers aren’t doing too well either. I want to give them advice but I don’t want to get in a fight with my brother, who never wants to talk about money. Any suggestions?

Q. I’m having trouble deciding on who to name as guardians for my kids. I know my sister loves them but she’s bad about money. Am I better off with someone who is more responsible with money?

Steve interviewed published author and Jersey native, Sarah Showfety.

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Q. I don’t trust my older son with money. My younger one is fine. Is it unfair to put restrictions on the inheritance the older one gets eventually? I’m 70.

Q. My father is very generous with my son, who is 10. He invests for his college. I also have a daughter who is 6, but my father never gives as much for her college. It’s strange and I’ve been afraid to ask and start a fight, but I can’t believe he might be treating them differently. I have no brothers or sisters so I never noticed anything strange growing up.

Q. My daughter has her first job and she lives at home – I said yes so she could save money – but I don’t think she saves enough, if anything, even though I don’t charge her rent. She doesn’t want to talk about it. How can I get her to save so eventually she will have a nice nest egg?

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