I let my 13 and 15-year-old girls waste their money at Sephora, and I'm fine with that

My partner and I live a debt-free life and are teaching our teen girls how to do the same.

Courtesy of Holly Johnson

• My teens are constantly asking for the latest viral item on social media like $50 mascara.
• I'm fine with letting them buy it themselves but refuse to help out with stuff like that.
• They're learning that some items are not worth the hefty price tag, which is exactly what I want.

If you had asked me what kind of parent I would be a few decades ago...