Our oldest son, 17, 'gets it'.
We were talking after dinner last night, and he understands the fact that the lifestyle he wants to live can't be had, easily, by working a J-O-B.
Recently, he borrowed my copy of Robert Kiyosaki's Business of the 21st Century to help him incorporate some ideas into his web design business, and while talking with him, I concluded that he does indeed understand the concept of what leverage can do to catapult his earnings plus what passive income means to his net worth.
DS17 enjoys the finer things in life, and I believe he has his game plan in place. One more year of high school, followed by college at a world-renown university with two businesses to keep him grounded, then the whole world will be his oyster; no doubt he'll be off exploring every chance he gets.
~Proud Mom
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
A Mid-Summer Night's Observation
We are on the downhill slide of summer. YAY! I know most people love summer; the long, warm, lazy sunny days they never want to end. Me, I breathe easy when there is low humidity. You know the southern forecast this time of year: hazy, hot, and humid with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Needless to say, I've been hibernating, counting down the days til cooler weather prevails.
What have I/we been doing? There is always something to do when you own a home. The fun part was replacing the stove top and dishwasher. I believe the dishwasher was the first appliance we replaced when we moved in nearly nine years ago. This week we had our refrigerator fixed. No more water on the floor! Gene is the best!
The big focus has been purging. When we got married, DH and I combined our households and started having babies. We are now, finally, going through the house, room-by-room, getting rid of whatever we don't love or use. In fact, we are replacing single-use items with those that are dual-purpose whenever we can. It is freeing, yet frustrating; we want to do it faster! We want to be done! No doubt DH is hoping I have turned into a Minimalist. Perhaps I will surprise him with how *little* we actually keep?
What have I/we been doing? There is always something to do when you own a home. The fun part was replacing the stove top and dishwasher. I believe the dishwasher was the first appliance we replaced when we moved in nearly nine years ago. This week we had our refrigerator fixed. No more water on the floor! Gene is the best!
The big focus has been purging. When we got married, DH and I combined our households and started having babies. We are now, finally, going through the house, room-by-room, getting rid of whatever we don't love or use. In fact, we are replacing single-use items with those that are dual-purpose whenever we can. It is freeing, yet frustrating; we want to do it faster! We want to be done! No doubt DH is hoping I have turned into a Minimalist. Perhaps I will surprise him with how *little* we actually keep?
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