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Posted: 04/18/2012
(WXYZ) - When you sit down down to dinner with your children, you may be helping them become rich! A new study finds that families that eat together at least four times a week are more financially secure.
The University of Georgia studied 8,000 families over a decade. The meat and potatoes of the issue is that family meals teach children to prioritize, plan and build strong habits. It could also be that the dinnertime gives children a chance to hear their parents talk about finances and ask questions.
The study does not suggest that you must have dinner together every night, but says four times a week is a key factor in building wealth.
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