I recently bought a book from popular during its book fair.  I’ve always been interested in books on parenting.  Though whatever I’ve learnt from my parents are put to use, it would be even better to improve those which I think do not apply to the future generations.  Ultimately, as long as love, care & concern, mutual respect, trust and especially faith are instilled all the way, why not improve on other overlooked yet important aspects such as money issues.

Being in a middle class family and not being highly educated, I was always brought up to be grateful for what I have that sometimes I get too comfortable not to strive harder.   Especially in money issues.  I was always instilled with the thought, as long as enough money to put food on the table, enough presentable clothes to wear (as long not tattered ones) or enough money for school, I should be grateful.  Of cos, I was and I still am but I want my son to strive more than I should have. 

Hence the book, The Financially Intelligent Parent – 8 steps to raising successful, generous, responsible children is such a great book to motivate oneself to be a better parent.  It stated good successful people can be financially clueless parents and just because one is not in the higher level of society or doesn’t have loads of money stashed in the bank does not mean one cannot be a financially intelligent parent.   I’ve only read half of the book yet I’ve learnt so much.  The book led me to believe that as long as one is willing to learn and put to practice, one can achieve wonderful things.  It’s important for me too that I’ve done the best I can to give my child the best education and instill the best values beyond what’s given to me.  This book made me to believe that I can and I will.  It made me even more prepared to have another child to add to my family of 3.  I guess when it comes to parenting, though it’s harder to raise kids these days, we have got so much trials and errors written for us to base upon unlike the olden days. 

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