Our advisor gave us a 20-page booklet full of questions for us to answer. Some are relatively easy. But many are thought-provoking, and some cause me consternation.
I'd like to share some of the questions with you. I hope they inspire you as they have
The questionnaire begins with "Childhood Reflections":
- Where do you fit in your family's birth order?
- Did you have your own money as a child?
- If "Yes," how did you acquire it?
- When you were growing up, who controlled the money in your household?
- As a child, what lessons did you learn about money
. . . and from whom? - What was your family's money motto?
- Name your family's greatest priorities.
- What do you think of those priorities today?
- Name what was least important to your family of origin.
But here's what I wrote in answer to the questions:
- Where do you fit in your family's birth order?
-- 2nd - Did you have your own money as a child?
-- Yes - If "Yes," how did you acquire it?
-- Worked for it - When you were growing up, who controlled the money in your household?
-- Dad (for family). . . and me (for myself). . . though mom made purchasing decisions within limits. - As a child, what lessons did you learn about money
. . . and from whom?-- Parents: It's scarce; hard to come by; be frugal; live cheaply. Me: Money is (relatively) easy to come by if you'll work for it. It's not worth fretting over. - What was your family's money motto?
-- I can't remember any real "motto". . . unless it was the regular refrain: "We can't afford it." . . . So I guess that was "our" motto. - Name your family's greatest priorities.
-- a) Education. b) Following Jesus - What do you think of those priorities today?
-- I "buy" them still, today. - Name what was least important to your family of origin.
-- ???
Our son and daughter
Our son-in-law confessed some anger or resentment or some such toward his parents because they had always been
This particular son-in-law's parents, apparently, failed to "market" their vision to their kids