Will your child be rich or poor?
If you’re a parent or a grandparent or planning to become one, this show is for you.
I believe it’s our job to teach our children good money habits.
And even if you’re not planning to become a parent, Tom Corley and I will be discussing some important money lessons in this Rich Habits Poor habits podcast.
So let’s talk about children….
Science shows that by the age of nine we have learned most of our habits.
These habits come from our parents. We mirror our parents thinking, habits, and emotions.
The beauty of rich habits is that you only need one or two of them to transform your life.
Habits like reading and exercising will change your future.
But emulating bad habits can force you into a situation where you have to eke out a living.
It gets even worse.
Sadly, 74% of children raised in a poor household had grades below a B and 34% had grades below a C.
Wealthy, successful parents teach their children certain success habits that give their children an edge in life.
These Rich Habits, which give them this edge in life, begins to manifest itself in the classroom and continues into the workplace, where such children become working adults who receive higher pay, bigger raises and larger bonuses during their working career.
As a consequence, they accumulate more wealth in life.
Will your child be Rich or Poor?
Every student wants to be successful and thinks they will be successful, but none have been taught by their parents or their school system how to be financially successful in life.
Not only are there no courses on basic financial success principles but there are no structured courses teaching basic financial literacy.
We are raising our children to be financially illiterate and to fail in life.
We don’t have a wealth gap in this country we have a parent gap.
We don’t have income inequality, we have parent inequality.
Parents and our schools need to work together to instill good daily success habits.
They need to be teaching children specific Rich Habits that lead to success.
Examples of Rich Habits:
OBVIOUSLY, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FOLLOW EVERY RICH HABIT RECOMMENDATION LISTED ABOVE.
All it takes is one or two Rich Habits to completely transform a life.
The reading habit, on its own, can set your children up for career success.
The savings habit, on its own, can set your children up to be financially independent.
The exercise habit, on its own, can set your children up for a long, healthy life.
The happy birthday or life event calls, on their own, can set your children up to forge strong relationships.
Pick just two habits to teach you kids and stay on top of them for six months.
After six months the habits should stick.
Links and Resources:
Rich Habits Poor Habits
Michael Yardney’s Mentorship Program
Some of our favourite quotes from the show:
“You can change your habits anytime throughout your life no matter what your age.” – Michael Yardney
“In my mind, the lottery, or gambling, is a tax for people who can’t do maths.” – Michael Yardney
“I believe it’s important to teach your children that it’s OK to dream, it’s OK to dream big, it’s OK to be successful, and allow them to set themselves goals and understand how to pursue them.” – Michael Yardney
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