Comments on: Ditching Limiting Beliefs About Money That Hold You Back

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:14:50 +0000

In reply to Dividend Power. Thank you!

By: Dividend Power

Dividend Power — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:31:09 +0000

I liked your story, the ending was a good way to put it.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 04:52:06 +0000

In reply to NZ Muse. People do seem to swing in one direction or another.

By: NZ Muse

NZ Muse — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 01:18:39 +0000

In reply to She's FIRE'd. I have also noticed we either follow in our parents' steps or swing in the other direction.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:05:59 +0000

In reply to steveark. You have an added benefit. Growing up with healthy beliefs about money means you'll pass them on to your children too!

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:04:17 +0000

In reply to She's FIRE'd. I hope my children will learn the same thing about money. The earlier you start the sooner you get to quit chasing it!

By: steveark

steveark — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:39:14 +0000

I never had any limiting money beliefs. My parents were great with money and became millionaires on middle class incomes. My dad was open about his investments and my brother and I always had jobs outside the home and earned all our own spending money. My brother and I both became multimillionaires in time. My view of money was always that it took work to get it but it was very easy to earn more than I needed or even wanted to spend. I can’t remember a single disappointment or fight about money between my parents or between my wife and myself. There has always been more than enough to go around and plenty to give to help others.

By: She's FIRE'd

She's FIRE'd — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 21:00:18 +0000

What an interesting post. I saw the opposite in my career as well. Children whose parents never denied them, and the children as adults never denied themselves- until they found themselves in a crushing debt situation. Parents can never tell what the impact of their words will be. I’m sure my dad gave me lots of financial advice, but the only one I remember was a chart he showed me showing the difference between starting early saving for retirement, and starting late. It was a LOT of money- I started early!

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 01:30:41 +0000

In reply to Budget Life List. I wasn't buying a piano, but I guess the fact that I can now buy one for myself brings this all full circle as well. I was buying my son his first instrument. He asked to join the band and play the trumpet.

By: Budget Life List

Budget Life List — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:44:39 +0000

This story is bittersweet, that’s probably why its so compelling because there is a bit of ache for the little girl who never got her piano.

Well, maybe she did. Why were you in the instrument store?! Were you buying a piano???