Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility Without Hardship

This topic suddenly reminded me of an argument I had with my friends some time ago in school. It was silly argument but you know boys will always be boys and we will gladly take joy in arguing about the slightest things.

There is this popular rich man in the person of Kwame despite; it happened that he was getting married and on this wedding day he made certain gestures or should I say gave instructions which didn’t sit well with some of the boys so they decided to bash him. Knowing myself, I know I was going to oppose what some of them said so I waited patiently for my time to come before I disagreed with what my friend was saying.

Now was happened was Despite’s son who was the groom at that time gave instructions to the drivers of this fathers fleet of cars as to how he wanted the convoy to proceed to the wedding reception. ole of the boys saw a video about this and suddenly wanted to throw insults at the young man saying that he should strive and work for his own properties instead of being around his fathers properties. Some the boys joined him in making his point whiles some of us disagreed with what he said.

I first of all disagreed with what ever he said cause I don’t believe that in for everybody is meant to suffer before they make it in this life. Some people on the contrary are born into riches which they have been destined to die in the riches and they great great grandchildren will also enjoy from these riches. Saying that the groom should strive to make his own money is wrong cause what belongs to his father is his and I am sure his father will boldly tell you that he made all that money so his children could enjoy.

Yes, some people like saying you need to allow your kids to suffer so they know the value of money but I don’t subscribe to this. Instead of making them suffer why don’t you teach them how to preserve the money that you have made for the family? In my opinion I think the latter is be best option rather than saying they should suffer.

I don’t think that making your life very easy for your kids is the right way to go. As much as you might like to be always there for them and turn up for them, the sad truth is you’ll not be there for them always. Not every parent is privileged to see their kids grow and have kids while they the parents are still alive.

So whiles you have the kids you have to instill in them the best attitude possible so that even when you’re not around they can cope with what life throws at them. Setting them up for a life where they’ll always run back to their parents for what ever challenges that they face will not do any good for them rather will do more harm than good.

I think times have changed. The best way of dealing with your kids in the past cannot be accepted as the best ways of doing it now cause the world have moved past those ages.

So for me I think the best way one can prepare his or her kids is to make sure you guide them to be able to fend for themselves no matter the situation they find themselves in. No matter where their mother or father is they’ll be able to pull through.