Our Children Will Do It Differently

I hope that our children will do some things differently then we've done.

I hope that our children will not feel pressured to go to college and obtain a 4 year degree.  We will encourage them to continue their education past high school, but a technical college or apprenticeship will be great!

I hope that our children will take the time to find something to study that they both love and that will be useful in their future.  I started with education, but soon realized that was not the field for me.  I switched to Dance and loved every minute of it...but let's face it...it's not doing me much good in the financial department now!  

If they do decide to go to college, Lincoln and I will help them learn and understand about college loans.  We will not send them away with no counseling on what loans are the smart ones to take out.  

I hope our kids will not allow themselves to be taken advantage of and walked on in High School relationships. 

I hope our kids will not ever use a credit card.  

I hope our kids will realize that it's okay to drive used cars and live in small homes until you're old enough to actually afford them (and that doesn't mean you can just make the monthly payment).