Money stuff you learn from your parents

It's a big deal ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ My parents were in town for the holidays and I spent a lot of time with them. I wrote this about them last time I visited them and wanted to share it again cuz we've been drinking lots of espresso... And it relates to the "deep money beliefs" stuff I've been talking about the past few days. Here it is... I'm in California visiting my parents for the holidays and I always end up with stories I want to share when I'm around them. Sometimes the stories make me realize where some of own my money blocks came from. Sometimes they're stories of emotional growth. (No one will ever trigger you more than your parents.) But most of the times the stories are just funny or entertaining. Like the fact my dad keeps saying "Expresso" instead of "Espresso." This story I'm about to tell you is a mix of all of the above. My parents spent the last few months living in Italy and apparently they've developed an addiction to Italian coffee. (My dad is English and mum is American so them spending time in Europe isn't quite as fancy as it sounds.) They've fallen in love with Italian coffees with hot foamy milk on/in them. But there's a problem... My parents are cheap AF but they now crave fancy coffee like LA girls crave lip injections. They've never spent more than $50 on a coffee maker and never would...despite the fact that they've saved plenty of money and could afford whatever coffee machine they want. It's easy to get my mum gifts because I know what she likes...but my dad is a nightmare to buy for. He's so easy-going that he can't ask for anything. And he thinks spending money on expensive things is stupid. But as he talked about his desire for fancy Italian coffee I knew I finally had a chance to get him something he'd love. (And my mum would love too.) So I went all 2005 on the world and went to Best Buy in person. (Yes, I went to store and bought something not-online like a psychopath.) And I bought my parents a $750 fancy Italian espresso maker. It probably cost more than they've collectively spent on coffee machines in their long lives. So why am I telling you all this? Because I can tell you that making a lot of money (for me) is amazing and makes life great. You can do what you want when you want (when you work for yourself). You can buy the things you want. But at a certain point is doesn't change things that much. However it makes a HUGE difference when it comes to buying stuff for other people. Especially your parents. My parents are amazing and gave me a pretty remarkable life. It feels really good to be able to buy them stuff and give them money. Giving almost always feels better than getting. But you can't give what you don't have. The more you have the more you can give. I'm deeply grateful that I'm able to give. Not because I'm some amazing person, but because giving makes me feel really good. Anyways, I gotta go. My parents are bickering in the kitchen as I write this and I think I gotta do the dishes haha. Talk soon, Ian "grateful for my parents" Stanley P.S. I'm doing a free "deep money" workshop on Tuesday. You can register below. I'm gonna take everyone through a live money meditation at the beginning of the workshop to help uncover your money blocks. Then Sam (the mysterious fellow teaching with me) will be demonstrating his method and helping you guys work through your deeper money beliefs. I'm super stoked about it. Like I said, it's free. I'm excited for you guys to meet him. For now, just register below. You have to put your email in, but it's not gonna put you another email list or anything. It's just for zoom to register you. And to hold your spot. It's this coming Tuesday, January 9th at 11am pacific time. And YES, it will be recorded. [ Click here to register now]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Almost Passive Income, 3000 Mountain Shadow Rd, Boise, ID 83702, United States