Should parents spend money on expensive extracurricular activities?

Brett Graff (The Home Economist & Author of Not Buying It)


Brett Graff talks about the issue of whether parents need to be providing all sorts of extracurricular coaching and training such as voice and dance lessons, multiple sports activities, and other programs aimed at producing child prodigies. She provides research and common-sense advice on how to make decisions about the expense of after school and weekend activities with the bottom line being whether your child is enjoying the activity and not whether they will ultimately use what they learn.

Brett Graff
Brett Graff

The Home Economist & Author of Not Buying It Brett Graff is a former US government economist and nationally syndicated news columnist – is a family finance expert who helps people maximize their money and their lives. Brett appears on major television networks across the country and is a regular guest on Washington DC’s two most popular morning shows. She also contributes to famous magazines and websites, and is the author of the book Not Buying It: Stop overspending and start raising happier, healthier more successful kids.

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Brett Graff

Brett Graff

The Home Economist & Author of Not Buying It

Brett Graff is a former US government economist and nationally syndicated news columnist – is a family finance expert who helps people maximize their money and their lives. Brett appears on major television networks across the country and is a regular guest on Washington DC’s two most popular morning shows. She also contributes to famous magazines and websites, and is the author of the book Not Buying It: Stop overspending and start raising happier, healthier more successful kids.

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Vanessa Tyler

Vanessa Tyler

Sarder TV Anchor & Emmy Award-Winning Journalist

Vanessa is an Emmy award winner and 6 time Emmy nominated reporter/anchor with more than two decades of broadcast journalism experience.

After graduating from Syracuse University, she started her career in one of the toughest news markets in the country at WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C. Along the way, she reported in Rochester, New York and Charlotte, North Carolina. In Dayton, Ohio, Vanessa was ‘the most watched’ solo weekend anchor for the CBS affiliate.

She was also an Adjunct Professor at Essex County College passing on the knowledge of the news industry to those interested in pursuing a career in broadcast journalism.

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