"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.” ~ Albert Einstein
Since becoming a parent, I've learned that my actions have much more effect than my words. I am the first to admit, my actions don't always match my words, especially with respect to a clean room. Fortunately, for financial situations, our actions match our words over 95% of the time. Here are some areas our daughter has learned from our examples:
I know many of my financial habits were developed based on what my parents did, which happened to be consistent with what they said. In my case, the acorn didn't fall far from the tree:-)
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