1. Our children learned the value of working
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This is probably the most important lesson our children learned.
Given the means, I would totally spoil my children. Even though I’m frugal I have a lot of parent guilt for not giving my children things their peers have.
So, not having money taught my kids that they can have anything they want, but they need to work for it.
During this time my older boys were able to go on several high adventure camps with Boy Scouts. They canoed the boundary waters of the US and Canada, went to Jamboree in Washington DC and hiked 80 miles in the mountains of New Mexico.
Even when we couldn’t buy them something, we never told them they couldn’t have it. Instead we helped them find jobs to earn the money they needed.
I think this is the difference between being poor and having a poverty mentality.
Our oldest three are now grown and gone or in college and all have purchased their own cars, pay for a good portion of their school and are contributing members of society.
They know how to work and because of that, they are always able to find work.
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Even though we’re in a better place financially right now, we try very hard to treat our younger children the same as we don’t want to deny them this blessing of knowing, “I can have whatever I want, I just need to work for it.”
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Lisa says
Truly inspiring Angi – huge credit to you and your family for coming through a long period of unemployment so strong.
Charissa says
Thanks for stopping by Lisa. Angi’s story is definitely inspiring and I’m so glad she shared her tips with us!