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How do you wean college-age kids off the family payroll?

January 4, 2012: 5:03 PM ET

Did you ever want to be a personal-finance advice columnist? Well, here's your chance.

In MONEY magazine's "Readers to the Rescue" department, we publish questions from readers seeking help with sticky financial situations — and advice from other readers on how to solve those problems. Here's our latest reader question:

I have twin daughters in their senior year of college. I made the mistake of not teaching them much about budgets and budgeting. I need to help them understand that after they graduate, they need to start being financially responsible for themselves. I realize I can't just cut them off, but how do I wean them off of the family payroll?

Got a good answer for that question? Submit it to us in the form below. We'll publish selected reader advice in an upcoming issue. (Your answer may be edited for length and clarity.) Please include your contact information so we can get in touch; if we use your advice in the magazine, we'd like to check with you first, and possibly run your picture as well.

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