So Money episode 1934, launching kids in an expensive world, how to raise financially independent

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The best way our kids learn is through natural consequences, but nobody today wants to be uncomfortable.

It's like we are allergic to discomfort and we are not going to let our kids be uncomfortable.

And so when you started telling me about like 28-year-olds that are just starting to launch,

that is so the norm.

It's absolutely unbelievable.

Welcome to So Money, everybody.

I'm Farnished Terabi.

We are talking today about parenting, boundaries, money, and what it really means to raise

independent kids in a world that feels more expensive, more anxious, and more overwhelming

than ever.

My guest is Randy Crawford, a life coach known for her refreshingly, no-nonsense approach to parenting teens and young adults,

and for helping parents stop overfunctioning so their kids can actually grow up. Randy works

with families navigating everything from launching kids into college, first jobs,

and post-grad life to adult children living at home, financial dependency, and the emotional

mindfield of comparison culture and social media. At the same time, she's a powerful voice for

women in midlife who are craving reinvention, balancing aging, identity shifts, hormones,

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