{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbad-marriage-4-life.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fwhen-to-cut-your-kids-off-financially-n1AGPPe9","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"When To Cut Your Kids Off Financially","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cdab9eb0-a5f4-4917-a99f-c3b1956edd67/9183fcac-4fce-4964-a658-487c71902a42/bad-marriage-4-life-podcast-logo-purple.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"When to cut your kids off financially\n\n\n- **Highlights:**\n - **Discussion starts with Jenny's daughter's 20th birthday.**\n - The daughter's tea party idea inspired by TikTok.\n - Jenny's daughter signed up for a flower arranging class in Brooklyn costing $175.\n - Despite already spending on the class, there were more expenses for her birthday party.\n - Jenny reflects on simpler birthdays during her own upbringing and expresses the desire to have set such a standard for her own kids.\n - **Vic shares his experience growing up.**\n - He recalls birthdays consisting of a single toy and a homemade cake.\n - Emphasizes the importance of taking pride in maintaining one's living environment.\n - **Jenny's experiences growing up.**\n - Shares her struggles of moving out at 18, becoming a young mother, and managing her responsibilities.\n - **Children's responsibilities in the household.**\n - The couple feels their children don't fully appreciate the expenses and benefits of living at home rent-free.\n - Jenny and Vic discuss the value of teaching their kids the reality of adulthood.\n - **A comical story about their air conditioner breaking during a heatwave.**\n - Daughter's quick decision to leave home for the night as it's too hot, highlighting her independent nature.\n - **Jenny reflects on the need for financial independence as they age.** \n - The couple wants to ensure they're well-off in their older years and not reliant on their kids.\n\n"}