Comments on: The Art of Teaching Your Children to Give http://chipwilsonsblog.com/personal-financial-management/financial-education/the-art-of-teaching-your-children-to-give/ Building Your Game Plan For A Winning Personal Economy Sat, 22 May 2010 00:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chip Wilson http://chipwilsonsblog.com/personal-financial-management/financial-education/the-art-of-teaching-your-children-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Chip Wilson Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:42:36 +0000 http://chipwilsonsblog.com/?p=508#comment-90 Buff - It is so great to hear from you! I hope that you are recovering well and soon to be back in full swing. I love your tradition! I think when we were out on Coronado I may have told you about the physical business that my wife and I run. When we opened, we decided that out of the gate we would make an extra meal for every 10 we sold and work with local groups to get those meals in the hands of families and other small groups here in Charlotte that need them. As part of this program, just this week we had 5 kids (and some social workers) from a local youth shelter come in to assemble meals that they could take back and serve to the others in the house. The pride these youth took in what they were doing was so cool to see. As often as possible, my 2 boys participate in these events, and also in helping me deliver meals to some of the other groups we work with. There is no substitute for them seeing firsthand the difference that even a small effort can make in someone else's life. Really, depriving kids of this experience is robbing them of the chance to gain a true understanding of how much they are worth. Best to you and yours!! Chip Buff –

It is so great to hear from you! I hope that you are recovering well and soon to be back in full swing.

I love your tradition! I think when we were out on Coronado I may have told you about the physical business that my wife and I run. When we opened, we decided that out of the gate we would make an extra meal for every 10 we sold and work with local groups to get those meals in the hands of families and other small groups here in Charlotte that need them. As part of this program, just this week we had 5 kids (and some social workers) from a local youth shelter come in to assemble meals that they could take back and serve to the others in the house. The pride these youth took in what they were doing was so cool to see.

As often as possible, my 2 boys participate in these events, and also in helping me deliver meals to some of the other groups we work with. There is no substitute for them seeing firsthand the difference that even a small effort can make in someone else’s life. Really, depriving kids of this experience is robbing them of the chance to gain a true understanding of how much they are worth.

Best to you and yours!!

Chip

]]> By: Dave and Dawn Cook http://chipwilsonsblog.com/personal-financial-management/financial-education/the-art-of-teaching-your-children-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Dave and Dawn Cook Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:10:41 +0000 http://chipwilsonsblog.com/?p=508#comment-80 Wonderful Post Chip! It reminds me of a program that Dawn and I used back when our girls were younger. I believe the program was called Bernie's Bucks http://www.amazon.com/Bernie-Bucks-Financial-Management-Kids/dp/B000IMOY52 It was pretty cool to where we had the girls balance their accounts, issued them checks for direct deposit and etc... This was in lieu of giving them cash like in an allowance. Basically it teaches your children how things work in the real world vs. what most people do. Great post that brought back some wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing! Dave and Dawn .-= Dave and Dawn Cook´s last blog ..<a href="http://daveanddawncook.com/2010/01/knowledge-the-new-money/" rel="nofollow">Knowledge – The “NEW” Money</a> =-. Wonderful Post Chip!

It reminds me of a program that Dawn and I used back when our girls were younger. I believe the program was called Bernie’s Bucks http://www.amazon.com/Bernie-Bucks-Financial-Management-Kids/dp/B000IMOY52

It was pretty cool to where we had the girls balance their accounts, issued them checks for direct deposit and etc… This was in lieu of giving them cash like in an allowance. Basically it teaches your children how things work in the real world vs. what most people do.

Great post that brought back some wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing!

Dave and Dawn
Dave and Dawn Cook´s last blog ..Knowledge – The “NEW” Money My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: buff http://chipwilsonsblog.com/personal-financial-management/financial-education/the-art-of-teaching-your-children-to-give/comment-page-1/#comment-79 buff Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:44:27 +0000 http://chipwilsonsblog.com/?p=508#comment-79 Chip, I couldn't agree more. Here's an example of one of the traditions that we started when my sons were growing up: every Christmas- for the past 15 years, we adopt a family (which I arrange through the local Family Learning Center) and help make their Christmas special with gifts and food. Since I was a single mom myself for many years, we always request a single mother with young children. Even when we ourselves had very little, we always found a way to help another family with even less have a happier Christmas. Our lives are more comfortable now and this continues to be one of the very special activities that we look forward to every year. Also, it is very gratifying to watch my sons find new ways to give back as they build their own independent lives and communities. And I know that they will pass on the gift of giving to their own families someday. Thanks for helping to make the world a better place by being such a responsible, compassionate, committed and LOVING father. .-= buff´s last blog ..<a href="http://buffelting2.com/the-mother-in-me/" rel="nofollow">The Mother In Me</a> =-. Chip,
I couldn’t agree more. Here’s an example of one of the traditions that we started when my sons were growing up: every Christmas- for the past 15 years, we adopt a family (which I arrange through the local Family Learning Center) and help make their Christmas special with gifts and food. Since I was a single mom myself for many years, we always request a single mother with young children. Even when we ourselves had very little, we always found a way to help another family with even less have a happier Christmas. Our lives are more comfortable now and this continues to be one of the very special activities that we look forward to every year. Also, it is very gratifying to watch my sons find new ways to give back as they build their own independent lives and communities. And I know that they will pass on the gift of giving to their own families someday.

Thanks for helping to make the world a better place by being such a responsible, compassionate, committed and LOVING father.
buff´s last blog ..The Mother In Me My ComLuv Profile

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