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Description
In this video I will present one strategy that I teach my children the investing concept from a very early age. As always, what I am talking about in this channel comes from my own experience and backed up with research.
Question of the day
Do you wish you would have learned the concept of investing your money from an early age? And for those of you that have started from an early age, what were some of the ways you did it?
Every single morning, my children and I are analyzing the stock market and determining when is the best time to enter the market. Just kidding of course :)
That is not the way my wife and I teach our children the concept of investing nor do we recommend this.
With every occasion, we teach our children delayed gratification. What is it? Sacrifice a bit today for a better, brighter tomorrow. For example, when we agree to give anything sweet to our children, we ask them: if you pass on the cookie (for example) now, daddy will give you 2 cookies tomorrow morning.
Does it always work? No, but it does work many times… The secret is to make the delayed outcome so attractive that they cannot say no.
Maybe instead of the same cookies, provide something that she likes more than cookies. For example Emma loves painting. We would say: “If you do not eat the cookie now, Mommy and Daddy will buy you a Disney princess painting book tomorrow.”
This concept is so simple, yet overlooked by many.
Why delayed gratification works with investing? By delaying the immediate rewards, you give your money space to grow and it will make you richer in the long term. On the other hand, if you spend it today, you are missing out on its future potential.
Once our children have mastered the delayed gratification concept, I explain that having everything in life works the same way. I teach them how money works and how they multiply. You sacrifice a bit today, for a bright, better tomorrow.
Friends, in order for this concept to stick, it has to be practiced many, many times. Also, making it a game helps tremendously. Children, as adults, love games.
Everything starts with you. Your actions speak much louder than your words. Watch this next video to see what I do to become an example for my children.
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*None of this content is meant to be interpreted as investment advice. It is for entertainment purposes only. The content in the video is accurate as of the day of the posting and may not be accurate in the future.