Author Anthony Delauney, author of the Owning the Dash series of books, talks about his own Money Mistakes and:
What is one purchase you made when you were young that you remember fondly?
A gift for his mom
"Seeing the joy that you can bring to other people with the tool of money is really exciting. Giving is one of the best sensations in the world..."
What is one thing you now realize was a waste, but at the time you really wanted?
"I think that waste is not so much a thing...I think the waste is worry...and I'm being a hypocrite in this... I was voted in high school among my peers as the most worrisome person in our school...but I think that a lot of times, we make decisions - some good, some bad...but the amount of time we spend worrying about our decisions is really what the biggest waste is...because the worry doesn't do anything to help and only hurts us mentally and physically."
So, you were cautious with money growing up...
"Yes, I would say that I was cautious, but that the caution can be as much of a drawback...sometimes being too cautious can put you in harm's way as well...I've learned the mistakes of being too cautious."
What Anthony has learned...
Telling people what to do, doesn't work all the time.
"...two people could be in very different situations, different mindsets..."
"...my fear of discussing things, my fear of asking questions is what caused me to fail early in life and I think it's really important...young adults, children, to feel the confidence of asking questions...there's no such thing as a stupid question..."
To hear Anthony talk about the following, check out Episode 5:
- incorporating teaching moments into daily life
- understanding that mindset influences the way money lessons are learned
- delayed gratification
- young kids may not understand the concept of money. Dash and Nikki and the Jellybean Game (part of the Owning the Dash series of books) uses jellybeans to explain the concepts of delayed gratification, saving, and earning interest.
- money mistakes
For more information about Anthony Delauney and his series of books (Owning the Dash), click HERE.
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