What You Give Your Children

I’ve been thinking lately about parents and what they spend their money on. Now, bear with me, because I don’t mean all parents. But a lot of parents I see, they’re spending their money on stuff. They buy nice dinners and big cars. They’ll blow a paycheck on new patio furniture or on making their kitchen look real nice. They use their money to buy the greatest and latest television. And, sure, they’ll buy their kids things too. And that’s good. Buying your kids’ stuff is a good way to show them you love them.ilovemydesign_moreboots03-150x150

They might buy their kids boots and shoes and clothes, because those are necessary. They might buy them toys because they’re fun. But in the end all that stuff is just . . . stuff. Stuff breaks down. It gets lost. It gets forgotten.

You know what doesn’t get forgotten? Experiences. I read a scientific study lately that said experiences actually make us happier than owning things. Going on vacation or to an amusement park make us happier than having an IPad or a Nintendo.

But experiences are expensive, you might say. Well, so is stuff, isn’t it? And experiences don’t have to be expensive. You could go to local park or a free museum. You could do cheap children’s crafts.

Take the craft Paint Your Own boots. Spend just $40 and you get a lot of experiences rolled into one. You get to spend time with your kids painting the boots. And then you can take those boots outside and splash around in the puddles. And then you can keep splashing around in puddles for a long time, without losing the paint. And so every time your kid splashes in a puddle, you and they will be reminded of the experience of painting the boots together.

That’s using your money wisely and getting the best of both worlds—stuff (the paint your own boots) and an experience.

Thanks for reading,

Ran

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