While I admire my matriarchs' simplistic approach to finances, it does not address the inevitable problems I would eventually face in the world of credit and taxes.
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What My Mother Taught Me About Credit Cards and Family Finances
While I admire my matriarchs' simplistic approach to finances, it does not address the inevitable problems of credit and taxes. My education in money matters was limited to just mom's basic philosophy of life. The world outside of my parent's traditional home was not quite what I was expecting, or what I had been prepared to handle. Despite the best intentions of my foremothers, there are still a few things that I wish my mother had taught me...