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Money Anxiety Is Real for Some 'Frugal' Kids and Teens. Here's How Parents Can Help Ease Their Minds

SheKnows [Unofficial] March 12, 2026
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Meg, a New York City mom of two, says her son, 19, has had extreme finance-based anxiety since he was in the fourth grade. “He doesn’t want to spend any money — not ours or his,” she says, “to the point where if he hangs out with friends and they get Chipotle, he will order […]

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