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For her character, Melena, 13, a student at Kilmer Middle School, plans to live with her parents, so she can support her two children with a $44,000 a year salary.

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Students Think Twice About Spending

Eighth graders learn the cost of financial responsibility.

That Christmas check from grandma will probably be spent on the latest video game or that trendy pair of boots a typical teenager has been saving to buy. But for eighth graders in Fairfax County, they might think twice before splurging on that one luxury item.

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