Being a parent is simultaneously the most amazing thing I've ever done and the most difficult challenge of my life. The responsibility of keeping everybody alive and happy, along with the opportunity to shape a young person's life, is an incredibly humbling experience. Young children look to their parents for almost everything that they know about life. I try to be aware that … [Read more...]
Affluenza: The Reality of Our Future?
A couple of weeks ago, I read about the story of Ethan Couch—or rather the story of Brian Jennings, Shelby and Hollie Boyles, and Breanna Mitchell, whose families are suffering unimaginable heartbreak because of what judge Jean Boyd accepted as affluenza. Affluenza is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “a psychological malaise supposedly affecting young people, symptoms of … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Teach Your Children Financial Self Reliance
It seems as if there never was a time where our financial future were more uncertain. With politicians arguing about the lifespan of social security and consumer debt skyrocketing, it's scary to think about how our children and future children are going to fare financially. In this post, I have listed five things that my wife and I learned growing up that helped us learn … [Read more...]