{"id":5290,"date":"2023-01-23T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T06:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/contattoblogs.timslatter.co.za\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2023-01-23T08:30:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T06:30:22","slug":"deeper-relationships-not-deeper-pockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/deeper-relationships-not-deeper-pockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Deeper relationships, not deeper pockets"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are moments in life when we slow down and reflect on where we\u2019ve been, where we are – and where we\u2019re headed. Sometimes this is at the start of a new year, or perhaps it\u2019s at a significant milestone in life when we feel like we\u2019ve crested a hill and can take a rest and enjoy the view.<\/span><\/p>\n

At this point, as we identify things we\u2019d like to change and things we\u2019d like to amplify in our lives, we set intentions and goals and share our dreams. When it comes to financial planning, it\u2019s vital that we set our intentions with integrity and authentic values, not superficiality and disconnected values.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a quote by Kevin Heath that goes like this: \u201cIn the end, kids won\u2019t remember that fancy toy or game you bought them; they will remember the time you spent with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As you read this and reflect on your own childhood, and perhaps your parenthood, it\u2019s easier to remember the moments – not the monetary value – that defined us and motivate our choices today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, we can remember times of financial hardship or prosperity, and we can often remember big-ticket purchases, but it\u2019s not always about the money spent, but what the money meant. This topic keeps coming up in our reformed thinking around financial planning: it\u2019s not about how much money we have but how much we can achieve with our money. The two are linked, for sure, but where we place our focus will determine where we find our value.<\/span><\/p>\n

When money is tight, it\u2019s an opportunity for us to draw together and find creative ways to achieve our goals and dreams with the resources we have. And, when money is plenty, we have an equally challenging responsibility to invest or spend it wisely in ways that will have lasting value.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, it\u2019s about deeper relationships, not deeper pockets. As Charles Dickens wrote in his Christmas Carol, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour. Wherever you are in your planning and reflection, may you be encouraged to focus on what you can achieve rather than what you can earn.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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