Learning The Value Of Money And How To Reach Your Goals In Life

This article describes how my father taught me the value of
money and at the same time also showed me how to reach and
attain the goals I had in my life
I have a friend called Peter and for his seventeenth birthday
his parents bought him a very impressive car which would have
cost them around £2000 He was very happy and showed off this
car to all of his friends including myself At this stage he was
unable to even drive, however it was still a great present to
receive
Peter lived a couple of doors away from me and I showed my
father the car and stated that I would love a car for my
seventeenth birthday which was only three weeks away He
responded with words like, I bet you would Despite this remark
I felt sure that he would purchase a car for me as he certainly
could have afforded to, in my opinion anyway
My birthday arrived but no car was presented to me, the main
present I received was a pair of trainers I must admit even
though I now feel embarrassed to say it, that I was quite
disappointed
Around eight months later, I managed to pass my driving test and
my father was very pleased and congratulated me on my success I
told him that I was very happy, however, what was the point of
passing my test if I had no car to drive He seemed to agree but
two months later he still had not bought me a car
It was now nearing my eighteenth birthday and my father asked me
what I would like for my birthday He explained that your
eighteenth is a special birthday and that he would be spending
slightly more on me this year I told him that I would like a
car and he started laughing Despit this I felt sure that he
would oblige
My birthday arrived and yet again no car, the main present I
received was a watch, a very nice watch I must add but again I
was disappointed
I waited a further two months and then decided to use the head
on approach I went to talk to my father and told him that I
needed a car He agreed so I asked him, so what are we going to
do then? If you want a car, go and buy a car, he responded I
pointed out to him that I was spending per week more than I was
earning, socialising, buying clothes etc He stated that I
really wanted a car that I would make sacrifices to get it but
also stated that whatever I saved he would match
This very much annoyed me at the time, but something I am now
grateful for as it has taught me that if you want something, you
have to work hard and make sacrifices to obtain it

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