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I'll bet it is, Adam. I wonder what you're doing about it.

That is a very good point!

I shared this quote because of a radio report I heard a week or two ago. A man, who was either a millionaire or billionaire, was talking about how he started with nothing and through hard work he attained his money. Now, he said, he had the problem of how to teach his children about money. He wanted them to have a good life with better circumstances than when he grew up. And yet the fact that he had to work for his success is what made him so wealthy. He isn't seeing that in his children.

I've always liked him. I can't know personally but he seems level headed. Hopefully, his kids will learn by comparison to other celebs. On a side note, I just recently watched Punch-Drunk Love for the first time (it's 11 years old). I loved it. He has a wider range than some people give him credit for.

Luckily, I never had that problem with my children. Luckily--I think. On the other hand, not sure I would have minded. It does seem that instilling values should be finance-free. I think of the Romney children, who seem to have inherited decent values despite growing up affluent.

"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there." - Will Smith

I think Will is right on the money with that thought!

I agree, Linda Sue. Probably why so many lottery winners end up unhappy after they win.

“Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night.”
― Irving Berlin

"Wealth flows from energy and ideas." -
William Feather

"When I was young I thought that money was the most
important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is."

Oscar Wilde