Early in the morning on Wednesday, March 25th, negotiators from both Congress and the Executive branch struck a deal spending nearly $2.2 Trillion to aid individuals and businesses.�
My wife taught me to be a giver. She gave me plenty of opportunities to “practice” giving until I began realizing that it was fun, and it actually made me happier!
Most of the time, it is not so much how we directly “teach” our kids about the value of money but rather how we model and speak about money around them.
The book Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton has changed the way I think and feel about spending. It’s based on academic research that identifies ways that spending can increase our joy, something I didn’t think possible before reading this book!