How to parent with money, how to teach our children about money, and what we want our own finances to look like
Last time, we asked you to discuss with your husband what each of you wish you’d known about money earlier, your money-related fears, and which “money school” you want your kids to grow up in. This homework was a way for you to get on the same page as your spouse. Moving forward, we’re going to talk about how to parent with money, how to teach our children about money, and what we want our own finances to look like. If you’re not aligned with your spouse, that can be a huge block.
So let’s start by reviewing the conversations you had during this week’s date night:
My husband grew up extremely affluent, but when he became frum, his family cut him off. He went from having everything to nothing. I grew up with a single mom and no money, so we were both starting from ground zero.
My husband says wishes he would have known how to recognize all the new fears around not having money — which only began for him as an adult — and how to communicate them to me. Also, because he grew up wealthy, he knew nothing about finances. In a way, because I grew up without money, I had to know more about how it works from an earlier age.
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