http://www.theideasthatstick.com/2009/12/08/we-teach-business-but-do-we-teach-life/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theideasthatstick.com/2009/12/08/we-teach-business-but-do-we-teach-life/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Carlene Schnitzer Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.theideasthatstick.com/?p=88#comment-156 We were given a piggy bank when were kids to learn the importance of saving.  By the time we reach college and started to live on our own, we take a look at our passbook once in a while to check on our savings.  The issue here is that we tend to have difficulties in sticking to our financial resolutions because of our apparent lack of strong education towards this.  And no, it's not rocket science.  It usually starts by asking ourselves what our life and our financial status will be in the future.  So while we can right now, we need to maximize our learning of finances by being an accountant to ourselves. We were given a piggy bank when were kids to learn the importance of saving.  By the time we reach college and started to live on our own, we take a look at our passbook once in a while to check on our savings.  The issue here is that we tend to have difficulties in sticking to our financial resolutions because of our apparent lack of strong education towards this.  And no, it’s not rocket science.  It usually starts by asking ourselves what our life and our financial status will be in the future.  So while we can right now, we need to maximize our learning of finances by being an accountant to ourselves.

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