122. Do You Struggle with Teaching Your Kids Financial Wellness? The Parenting Secrets Behind Raising Financial Grownups with Bobbi Rebell

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09/22/22 • 50 min

“The greatest gift you can give your children is your own financial independence when you get older so that they don't have to financially take care of you.” - Bobbi Rebell

Bobbi Rebell is the author of Launching Financial Grownups: Live Your Richest Life by Helping Your (Almost) Adult Kids Become Everyday Money Smart.

She is also a Certified Financial Planner, the founder of Grownup Gear - merchandise to celebrate all the milestones of adulting, a former global business news anchor having worked at CNBC, CNN and Reuters - and the host of the Money Tips for Financial Grownups podcast, of which I am a guest as well!

But on top of it all Bobbi is a mom of 3, a 14 year old and 2 step-children, ages 22 and 25, navigating motherhood as a blended family.

In this episode, Bobbi and I chat about...

Her experience becoming an instant mom of 3 in 2.5 years in a blended family while managing a full-time career as a TV anchor
The importance of her career to her identity
How she had to make hard career choices as a working mom based on the lifestyle and workplace culture
Going on a “mentor tour” and tips on changing careers as a working mom
The meaning of being a “financial grownup”
3 tips on how to talk about finances with your kids
Strategies to avoid a scarcity mindset around money when talking to your kids

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