[quote=AN][quote=Blogstar] Seems like a lot of parents are in the business of choosing their kid’s standard of living every single day of their lives. Heaven forbid they take the family tradition of achievement and materialism a step backwards.[/quote]My dad always told me, he’s successful as a parent if I’m better/smarter than he is, if my life is more successful than his. His decisions in life surrounds making my life better than his. I’m following his foot step and I’m giving my kids all the advantages I didn’t have. Hoping that they’ll make good use of those advantages and have more success than I do. Wealth takes time (generations) to build up, unless you’re lucky and blessed like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. So, I’m building on top of my parents success and hoping my kids will do the same.[/quote]
My kids are already each well on the way to being either smarter or better than I will ever be and possibly(hopefully) both. I am not sure who has control of that. I will try for their betterment from where they are at anyway. I just don’t philosophically tie that to abject wealth as much as you do.
