Why kids change you as a business owner
10 Dec 2025 · 1 min
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A business owner reflects on how becoming a parent shifted their priorities. Money matters less now. They'd turn down higher earnings to spend more time with their kids.
A business owner reflects on how becoming a parent shifted their priorities. Money matters less now. They'd turn down higher earnings to spend more time with their kids.
I think once you start getting married and have kids, you realize that money is important, but it's not the most important thing anymore. For example, I've been a business owner since I can remember, and I was always after having the lavish vacations, going ahead and having the most money, buying a nice house, getting a nice car. And as soon as I had kids, that immediately shifted. That first month of becoming a parent, you realize that your life changes drastically. And the most important thing is actually raising your kid. So that is why sometimes I will go ahead and jeopardize it, making more money if it means I'm spending less time with my kids. I still want to be able to drop off my kids at school and pick them up from school and spend most of my time with them. And I won't jeopardize any type of money that will take that away from me.
