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What my dad did with me, he said,

okay, you come to me and you tell me what it's going to cost to live your life at college for a semester.

I'm going to pay your tuition, I'm going to pay the housing, whatever that was mandatory when you're a freshman.

But you add up what you think life costs.

And if I think it's reasonable, I will give you the money.

You put it in my account and then that was it.

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Hi, everybody. I'm Jean Chatsky. Thank you so much for joining me on this special bonus mailbag episode of the Hermione Podcast.

As winter slowly thaws and we see flowers starting to poke their heads out of the beds.

I am seeing a few of them popping up in my neighborhood in Philly.

We will quickly be headed into spring's graduation season when so many young adults in our lives will be taking their very first steps into adulthood.

Either they'll be starting college or starting their careers may be taking a gap year or headed out for a study abroad experience.

But no matter what next big steps they're taking, we, all of us, the people who love them, who parent them, who dot on them.

We want to make sure that they are set up for success.

We want to make sure that no matter where this life takes them, they have the tools to establish a bright, secure future for themselves.

And we know a big piece of that puzzle involves money.

What does it really take to launch a financial grown up?

Well, all of you are amazing listeners submitted some questions on the topic and we knew just who to call to answer them.

We are chatting today with our friend Bobby Rebell, CFP, author of the new book, launching financial grown-ups.

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