Hi,
as some of you might know, I have a kid, which I love. I think, it is the best choice I had in my life. I try to give him, since he was little, a proper education, with financial understanding and ways to mind his own business, like avoiding woke-(anti)culture.
Since he can count, we started math. Mathematics are very important, even if people don't understand this topic. He is better at mathematics than at speaking, where speaking needs to be improved fast. Being articulated, is one of the most importing skill in building networks and relationships.
Like said, we try to give him proper financial education, and also how to work in a way, that benefits him. He is 4 only, but you can't start this type of education too early.
He was one week now at the farm, and the first days, he had to help with his hands. He was more than exhausted, sleeping at 19:00 which he never does. During this time, he worked, of course with the help of one worker, a very small part of land, and managed to feed 1-2 cows every day. In the past two days, he was joining another worker on the tractor. Besides being driven on a tractor, which is awesome for most kids, he has seen that with the tractor, they managed to work some good portion of land, and they have not been so tired after a day.
I told him, that this is working smart, with tools and leveraging what he can, to be more productive. Of course, a tractor is expensive, and this model was $85k when it was bought, which is a lot of money. He does not cope the price, but understands that it costs like a lot more than his toys. It comes with a price, but it helps, to leverage the time and the resources. To make it him clearer, we've sold some of his old toys, where he could hand them over and take the money, and bought a new toy that he wished for.
This small steps, help him understand how life can be easier, as somehow who has a financial literacy, has an easier life.
How do you see it? Do you have kids and try to teach them?