We wanted to have kids, changed country and had 2!
We are very frugal compared to the average people in Canada, so we are still able to save for college and retirement.
Having kids pushed to take ownership of my finances, plan ahead and so many benefits.
Yeah, I lost a lot of sleep too.
Overall, having a child helped me grow enormously, but I think owning a company with employees might end up with some overlap in what you learn (pure theory). So if the goal is growing, you could skip the child.
The affection a child gives you "for free" is invaluable though. You don't experience that without children. If you are a physical person be aware, children are the first time when all your hug needs will be satisfied!
One thing that I'm still processing is the following: my parents (one if them) fucked up their retirement even though they started life way ahead of me (millions ahead of me) and I will be faced with the question "should I help them".
While the answer seems obvious, it's not now: it means that due to my parent failure, my children may need to do the same, because I would be wasting my retirement.
We are very frugal compared to the average people in Canada, so we are still able to save for college and retirement.
Having kids pushed to take ownership of my finances, plan ahead and so many benefits.
Yeah, I lost a lot of sleep too.
Overall, having a child helped me grow enormously, but I think owning a company with employees might end up with some overlap in what you learn (pure theory). So if the goal is growing, you could skip the child.
The affection a child gives you "for free" is invaluable though. You don't experience that without children. If you are a physical person be aware, children are the first time when all your hug needs will be satisfied!
One thing that I'm still processing is the following: my parents (one if them) fucked up their retirement even though they started life way ahead of me (millions ahead of me) and I will be faced with the question "should I help them". While the answer seems obvious, it's not now: it means that due to my parent failure, my children may need to do the same, because I would be wasting my retirement.
I'm still fighting with this,hard to process.