Talking about money is tough, and financial troubles can be one of the greatest causes of stress within households.
Therefore, it is a topic that many parents choose to avoid, or only touch upon lightly when educating their children.
Yet, money is important – and instilling positive values about money, while simultaneously teaching how to make, save and invest it certainly aids towards your child having a financially successful feature.
Over the last 10 years, I have been fortunate to work with many bright people from all walks of life. From tech startup entrepreneurs to the ‘millionaire next door’ types who carefully saved their way to financial independence, I’ve learned a lot.
The one thing in common is that people think about money differently – and were taught differently by their parents.
In this article, I’m going to briefly cover some of these common values, many of which you may want to consider adopting passing along to your children as well.