How Saying “We Can’t Afford It” is You Lying to Your Kids

Nicole Rule
Nov 5 · 5 min read
Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash

“We can’t afford it.”

“That’s WAY too much money.”

“That is too expensive.”

“We don’t have enough money.”

These are phrases that were most definitely a part of my childhood, and they were something I was bringing into my kid’s childhood as well.

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Nicole Rule

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Nicole Rule is the founder and owner of greatestworth.com — a place where she guides women to make a life they love, starting with their money.

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