Valuing standards about money or establishing finances usually reach its peak when you are in the process of raising a family for a brighter future. You may have different views about money and the way you handle it but you should create an almost perfect and ideal pattern of managing your family's finances. Your family's financial planning and strategies should be carefully established as your child grows. This should serve as their model for success.
No matter how conflicting you may view money as a couple, try to fund the best way to harmonize your money management concepts. Expecting your first child could be both exciting and stressful as this implies a lot of changes. It could mean a big change in your schedule or spending habits and a lot more variations or sudden shifts in your family lifestyle.
Dreaming of the best future for your children is what every parent or couple normally strives for. But, do you really know the perfect way of having your kids succeed in life as they grow up and build a family of their own? It's all about the way they handle money for personal, business or their family's financial management concerns.
Using the familiar quote "no pain, no gain" to illustrate the basic concept here, a perfect money management lesson is extremely effective when taught and imposed since childhood. We may come from different countries and cultures but human nature doesn't change at all.
There was once a story about two friends who were born to rich families. One of these teens received a luxurious car from his father when his seventeenth birthday arrived. The other guy, his friend, likes the car as a birthday present too so he told his father about the expensive car that his friend got, since he knew that his father could afford to buy expensive cars too. He asked his dad that he wanted a car for his coming 17th birthday. His father just nod upon hearing this and the son got disappointed when no car arrived on his birthday but a pair of trainers for the driving school instead.
The teen was happy to report to his father that he has already completed his training from a driving school and has now got his driver's license. His dad congratulated him for the job well done and told him that he was really proud of him. However the son still felt sad as he wanted to question his father with "what's the use of getting a driver's license if you don't have a car to drive in the first place?" Still, he chose to wait.
This teen never gave up on his dream of having a car for a present that he did asked his father again about it when his 18th birthday was getting nearer. He father smiled in agreement telling him that his 18th birthday is uniquely special and he would spend more this time.
This reply made his son somewhat happy and felt so sure that he would have his car this time. His special day arrived and he expected to see and hold the keys of a shining elegant car on their garage really meant for him but to his surprise, still there was no car this time. His father gave him a very nice watch instead. Again, he was disappointed but was somehow grateful about this really nice watch that he got.
Days and months have gone by and this guy could not still forget the car that he wanted from his father so he decided to approach his father and discuss it with him. He really wanted to know what keeps his dad from not buying a car for him. He did tell his father again that he wanted a nice car just like his friend's. His dad just nods again. He was really persistent so he asked what they would do next.
Again to the son's amazement, his father told him that if he wanted a car then he should go and buy his own car. He was somehow shocked in protest telling his dad that he was spending more than his weekly earnings on different luxuries for his usual wealthy lifestyle. His dad told him that if he really wanted something, he needs to learn the real value of money through sacrifice.
He gave his son some time to adjust with his weekly luxurious lifestyle for more savings and he promised that he would match whatever he saved after their agreed period. The son felt being pushed that time but was really thankful at an older age when he fully realized the great value of his father's lesson about money and luxury.
Knowing how brilliant each life's lesson presents us to know this world's real meaning also means that we should cherish everything that comes our way no matter how distasteful it is for us to indulge. In the same way, a wise money management approach doesn't always comes from being born with a silver spoon in great wealth but depends on the sacrifices that we make each day to make our lives more productive.