On the April 26 broadcast of KBS 2TV’s “Boss in the Mirror,” Jeong was shown visiting Pohang with her son.
Jeong asked whether he was still trading stocks, saying he had long enjoyed “playing with numbers” and seemed genuinely interested. She asked why he started investing.
When Jeong pressed him on where his earnings had gone and warned that doing well in school was important to investing, her son said the money was in his own account and that he had made about 200,000 won so far.
Asked if he understood the importance of money, he said he spends about 200,000 to 300,000 won a month, startling Jeong.
Jeong pointed out that he is in sixth grade and receives 50,000 won a month in allowance, calling his spending excessive. Her son replied he did not know where the money was going. Jeong shot back that 300,000 won a month was too much for an elementary school student and told him to stop talking back.
In an interview segment, Jeong said her son had grown up and was trying not to lose arguments, adding that she was also trying to “win.”
Her son said he believed he needed to spend 200,000 won a month, claiming his friends spend more and citing rising prices and unexpected expenses. “I’m not just wasting it,” he said.
Jeong ended the exchange by asking whether she should add more private academies and telling him to be more frugal.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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