What Our Kids Really Think About Our Debt

We recorded our kids talking about the ups and downs of our family's financial situation. We don't show them on camera, but we listen to what they have to say and share our thoughts and reactions. We love our kids so much, and one of the hardest parts of this journey is wondering how all of this is affecting them. We hope we're teaching them valuable lessons about money, but sometimes we worry that we're getting it wrong. We're also trying to figure out what a healthy money mindset actually looks like. For a long time, we believed that thinking positively, dreaming big, and believing we could achieve financial success were good things. But looking back, we wonder if some of those beliefs contributed to the financial decisions that got us into $100,000 of consumer debt. So now we're trying to find the balance. How do we teach our kids to dream big and believe in their future without falling into the same traps we did? How do we stay hopeful without ignoring reality? And how do we help them learn from our mistakes without making them feel responsible for our financial situation? We love our kids. We want to do better. And we hope that, through this journey, we're planting good seeds for their future and ours. #debtfreejourney #debtpayoff #familyfinances