Comments on: Should You Compare Your Lifestyle to Your Parents’ ? http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/ Helping You Kick the Credit Habit, One Good Idea at a Time Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:56:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: College Expenses: Should parents pay for their children’s tuition? | Bible Money Matters http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 College Expenses: Should parents pay for their children’s tuition? | Bible Money Matters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:21:30 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/#comment-2021 [...] about parents, children and money: Llama Money - College and a Parent’s Responsibility Should you compare your lifestyle to your parents? Who do you blame for your financial problems? Should you discuss finances with your children? A [...] [...] about parents, children and money: Llama Money – College and a Parent’s Responsibility Should you compare your lifestyle to your parents? Who do you blame for your financial problems? Should you discuss finances with your children? A [...]

]]> By: Greta http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 Greta Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:20:06 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/#comment-1619 "My own idea of success has changed as time goes on too. Money has moved from being a goal, to being a tool. It's taken years, and it still isn't complete, but my self-worth and self-image is not based on what I make or what I do, but who I am." That's an exceptionally insightful statement. I think that's a place of zen many people will never reach. Good for you. “My own idea of success has changed as time goes on too. Money has moved from being a goal, to being a tool. It’s taken years, and it still isn’t complete, but my self-worth and self-image is not based on what I make or what I do, but who I am.”

That’s an exceptionally insightful statement. I think that’s a place of zen many people will never reach. Good for you.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-1606 Mrs. Micah Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:38:57 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/#comment-1606 Right-on Randall. I saw some of that in college. Fortunately, I don't think my parents or Micah's have tried to push their hopes, dreams, goals, etc on us. Right-on Randall. I saw some of that in college. Fortunately, I don’t think my parents or Micah’s have tried to push their hopes, dreams, goals, etc on us.

]]> By: Pete @ biblemoneymatters http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Pete @ biblemoneymatters Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:09:58 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/04/05/should-you-compare-your-lifestyle-to-your-parents/#comment-1604 Thanks for the link, and for the insightful article. I think this can be a problem in many families - and in my family the whole "you can be successful as me if you do this" type monologues fit this mold - where the in-laws want me to be "successful" by their definition, when you already feel successful or think you're doing a pretty good job on your own. It can be quite a turn-off. I do realize, however, that they are only doing these things because they care about us.. I have to keep that in mind. My parents have tended towards the opposite extreme of having a hands off approach, just loving their kids and allowing them to pursue their own things. That can be good, although sometimes a bit more advice would be nice as well. Still looking for that happy medium I guess. <em><strong>Pete @ biblemoneymatters's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BibleMoneyMatters/~3/264636016/personal-finance-bible-verse-of-day_05.html' rel="nofollow">Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: More blessed to give</a></strong></em> Thanks for the link, and for the insightful article. I think this can be a problem in many families – and in my family the whole “you can be successful as me if you do this” type monologues fit this mold – where the in-laws want me to be “successful” by their definition, when you already feel successful or think you’re doing a pretty good job on your own. It can be quite a turn-off. I do realize, however, that they are only doing these things because they care about us.. I have to keep that in mind.

My parents have tended towards the opposite extreme of having a hands off approach, just loving their kids and allowing them to pursue their own things. That can be good, although sometimes a bit more advice would be nice as well.

Still looking for that happy medium I guess.

Pete @ biblemoneymatters’s last blog post..Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: More blessed to give

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