Living Room Football

Last week I told you how I owed Uncle Sam a pretty big chunk-o-change this year.

I also told you how it was cause for some MAJOR celebration.

After hearing this, it may have left you scratching your head in confusion.

So – today we’re going to tie everything together.

Not too long ago, I was having a phone conversation with a good friend of mine, when we got onto the subject of munee, and how the lack of it will have an adverse impact on families.

My friend explained it by comparing two different families – one that’s strapped financially, and the other who’s not.

Let’s take a look at the first family, who’s financially strapped.

Even though it’s against the rules, one day their two young boys are playing football in the house.

One boy goes out for a long pass (across the living room), but when our young quarterback throws the ball he fails to connect with his receiver.

Instead, the ball is intercepted by the table lamp.

The lamp falls to the ground and shatters into pieces.

Hearing the commotion, dad races into the room, and seeing what’s happened, becomes irate and starts scolding the two young boys.

“How many times have I told you not to play football in the house?

I work my tail off to provide for this family, and that lamp cost a lot of munee.

I hope you two are proud yourselves, because now I’ll have to work more overtime, just so I can get your mom another one.

Go to your room, because you’re grounded for two weeks’.

Now…

Let’s take a look at the financially secure family, under the very same circumstances.

Sure, dad might get a little bit upset and put the boys in “time out” for breaking the family rules, and the lamp.

But he sure as heck isn’t gonna to lay a guilt trip on them about having to work more overtime and spending less time at home with the family.

He’s simply going to run down to the store and get mom another lamp.

There’s no doubt that munee (or the lack of it) has a profound impact on our lives.

In our household, with 4 children (and another on the way), unexpected financial needs are a common thing.

Michaela recently got into a small car accident, and though it wasn’t her fault, we had to pay part of the bill to get the car fixed.

Kaitlynn just got braces put on, and let me tell you, that ain’t cheap.

Adam’s truck got broke into last year, and while insurance paid much of the cost of replacing what was stolen, we still had to pay the deductible of a thousand bucks.

Last Friday night I had to take Lisa to the emergency room, and once again, insurance pays a good portion of the bill, but when you go to the emergency room – the bill can get really big, really fast.

As I’m sharing this with you, you’re sitting there thinking to yourself, “sounds just like MY family”.

Which is precisely why you came to me in the first place.

You want to have more munee, and the kind of lifestyle that comes with it.

And to say that makes you materialistic would be ridiculous.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with wanting the best for your family.

As parents, we all want our kids to have it better than we did, and the truth is, in this – the age of technology, it’s never been easier to make it happen.


Dedicated to your success,
Kevin Thompson