Please read Delayed Gratification first....
This is just a quick add on to the previous article. I am remiss to forget to mention the impact that our parents and grandparents have in this equation.
I remember watching my mom walk around with holes in her shoes, denying herself things, so that she could make sure we had what we needed. She delayed her own gratification. My Father worked two sometimes three (?) jobs to put food on the table. We didn't have a lot but we had what we needed.
My husband's parents have had to work many different jobs to make ends meet and are working hard to this day. My mother in law is awesome at stretching a dollar.
My Grandparents worked as butler and housekeeper.
Our home-life environment has a huge part to play in who we are as adults. May we be mindful of that as we move forward to spur our children on to hard work and self-sufficiency. And hopefully, they will learn to delay their gratification.
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