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All is fair in love and wills

Children have a view about whether their parents are fair or not from an early age. If their siblings are overly favoured, they will let you know. It always surprises me when one of my kids has calculated – often to the dollar – what I did for their sibling. I do try to be financially fair with my kids, as did my parents, but it isn’t always easy.

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