The 2AM Phone Call
Imagine the phone ringing at 2 AM. The frantic voice on the phone is your child’s friend telling you that your child has been in an accident and is in the ambulance headed to the hospital.
Imagine the phone ringing at 2 AM. The frantic voice on the phone is your child’s friend telling you that your child has been in an accident and is in the ambulance headed to the hospital.
Besides graduating from high school, going to college and turning eighteen there comes a new set of responsibilities, liabilities, and potential unknowns.
CAN THIS CONTINUE – this was the most asked question in both the presentation and in conversations heard over the evening. The subject – Real estate and housing prices.
Yes, “The Cupcake Generation” the latest generation following the Baby Boomers. They all grew up with the idea that “everyone gets a cupcake”. Adversity and challenge breed character and attributes like fortitude but when you get a medal for showing up and generous compliment and encouragement, it is not unimaginable to see how that leads to self-entitlement. We have gone from generations that broadly lacked self-esteem to ones that operate with an over-supply of self-esteem.
Getting the pieces of your Financial Life Planning Puzzle together will help you see the big picture. The beauty of your plan is that it doesn’t matter how much money you make. Whether you bring home $20,000 or $200,000 a year, you can ensure that today’s—as well as tomorrow’s—needs are met.
The automatic graduate from high-school and go to college approach has become stale and unproductive for a large portion of students. Today life after high school needs to include the importance of gap years, bridge programs, on-the-job training, internships and attending community college before attending college.