Entrepreneurs,Investors,Budgeting......

I have a toddler starting pre-school in September and one starting a new nursery in July. These are huge changes for them in their little world and in mine too.

The good thing about the little people, they adapt faster and easier to a new environment(hopefully positive environments) but us older folks have a hard time with changes and new environments(a lot of that going around these days i am sure).

What the above means is a change in budgeting requirements. New Nursery and preschool means change in fees and different demands from these establishments(donation sheets,school fund raisers and activities for preschoolers mostly).

Also, there is the uncertainty of jobs for myself and dad as well. You know, the truth is there is always that uncertainty but more so with a Recession in play. However, as it turns out it is always beneficial if we can be proactive and decide to ensure a second income. This can be in several ways: start a business(this is scariest for most people,myself included),invest(stocks etc) or do a second job(one that does not encroach on your current job of course).

My reason for starting this blog is really to air my thoughts and hopefully come up with a way to start my own business. I read a few books on these and I have friends who have already started their own and those are encouragements to me. I am mostly a cautious person but I am sure at some point I will do it and finding others doing the same or coming to those crossroads in their life would help in gaining new insight.

Added to that I have worked and work with people who have that entrepreneurial spirit and unknown to them it has given me that spur and so my research and push in that direction I will have to credit them for.

All in all i think i am hearing a call for Entrepreneurship and i feel the need to do that and I would also want to pass it on to my kids. Really and truly we need to pass on to our kids money management and skills for budgeting. How much of us really do that? My Mom taught me to save and the value of saving towards something I wanted. In turn I will teach my kids the same but i will extend even further with investing,being an entrepreneur and managing their funds.I still have a lot to learn in that department as well. Already, I am teaching my kids about grocery shopping :).....