Ramit SethiRamit Sethi: The No-BS Guide to Living a Rich Life

"I didn't want my kids to feel what I felt growing up". Who can relate? #moneyadvice #breakthechain

31 Jan 2023 · 0 min

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Short spoken reflection (YouTube clip) in which the speaker describes feeling guilty about seeing credit card bills and restricting family activities, then deciding to ignore those constraints to give their children a different, more enjoyable childhood. Central themes: financial guilt, spending choices (trips, clothes), and parenting-driven behavior change.

I put a lot of guilt and stuff on myself for seeing the credit card bills and saying we shouldn't go on trips or we shouldn't do these things. And then I think about the way I grew up, and I was like, well, screw that, because I want my kids to have a different life. We didn't do trips. We didn't do fun things. Want my kids to feel like we can't go buy clothes because we don't have any money. So I just ignore it because I just want something different.