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    Home » Lifestyle » Family + Life » Relationships + Parenting

    The Simple Trick We Teach Our Kids about Choosing a Career

    May 29, 2019 / Updated Jun 05, 2020 / by Jonathan Cope / 2 Comments / This post may contain affiliate links. Learn more.

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    How do you advise your kids about choosing a career when most of the jobs they'll do haven't even been invented yet? Here's our simple trick to set them up for success.

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    What do you want to be when you grow up?

    What do you want to be when you grow up?

    A common question to ask school age kids. 

    I wanted to be lots of things, or so I thought, and not one of them was what I do today. 

    Doctor (Had recently broken an ankle)
    Lawyer (Saw all of Law & Order)
    Fighter Pilot (Had watched Top Gun)

    Rarely did I think of anything other than what I would be doing day to day in one of those jobs. 

    I knew nothing about the lifestyle, the challenges, or the financial prospects. 

    Doctors and lawyers appeared to drive nice cars, to do fun things, and to wear new clothes. Fighter pilots had a nice ride. 

    Otherwise they were parents of my friends.  

    You can be anything you'd like as long as you are also an investor

    Our daughters now get the question. So we discuss the topic on car rides, around the table or by text in this new, new world. 

    Our one piece of advice as they find their way is straightforward. 

    You can be anything you’d like as long as you are also an investor. 

    We’ve watched friends of every professional flavor contribute in diverse ways and build lives of comfort and opportunity. 

    Doctors 
    Lawyers
    Fighter Pilots
    Teachers
    Builders
    Welders

    All leading impressive lives making tremendous contributions without financial or future fear. 

    All grownups. All imperfect. All living the best lives they know how. 

    The rest of the journey is theirs

    And so we share with our girls that we don’t have the answer as to what they should do. 

    But that we do know the power of doing the best one can. Living below one’s means. Saving. And investing. Simply. 

    The rest of the journey is theirs. No matter how daunting that may seem to them or to us.

    Resources for investing with kids

    Content for kids:

    • Rosemary Wells' Bunny Money is a great book for introducing saving to littles.
    • Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club: In this animated series, Warren Buffet mentors entrepreneurial kids.

    Books for older kids or for adults to read with younger kids:

    • Rich Dad, Poor Dad — a classic that's become an empire in its own right. Worth reading frequently.
    • The Richest Man in Babylon — the basics of money, told in parables. This is another one to return to regularly. 

    Thoughts?

    How do you talk with your kids about careers and investing? Weigh in below in the comments.

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    1. Jen says

      May 29, 2019 at 9:43 am

      Thank you. I agree the younger you are and realise the power of investment the better.
      I have started my kids on think and grow rich and rich dad poor dad but the truth is I really don't know or have answers about investing beyond real estate investment. Are there any intro next level investment books that you would recommend for me and my daughter who is a young adult. I am learning along with her. Lol

      Reply
      • Cope says

        May 29, 2019 at 11:38 am

        Jen,

        Two suggestions. The first from and the second by Warren Buffett, one of my heroes.

        First, Mr. Buffett recommends 'The Intelligent Investor,' in particular chapters 08 and 20, by his teacher Benjamin Graham. Mr. Buffett credits the book with his having a clear view of what it means to invest.

        Second, Mr. Buffett writes a public letter each spring in which he describes how he has invested and run his business, Berkshire Hathaway. The letters are written to his sisters, both of whom are intelligent non-business people. An example from 2016 is linked below.

        Beginning on page 24 Mr. Buffett offers his current investment advice for most of us.

        http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2016ltr.pdf

        Thank you for your comment.

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