Age With Grace Financially

by Sue Peterson, CFA

Liv Fun: Vol 1 – Issue 2

“Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.” —Tom Wilson

Seasons of life. Growth opportunities. Trials. Whatever one calls them, out of these experiences our character is formed. If we are so fortunate, we become acquainted with wisdom along the way. Since our world is desperately in need of wisdom, I want to encourage you to celebrate it — “to make it known publicly,” according to the dictionary. Celebrate wisdom you have earned and learned, and share those guiding principles with others.

Here are a few lessons learned over the course of my life from childhood to mother of a teenager:

1. When I was a child, my parents experienced severe financial difficulties. In the midst of this trial, we traveled to see friends in Canada and discovered that their teenage son had run away from home and was choosing to live on the streets. Money couldn’t take away our friends’ sorrow, whereas new jobs the following year restored my parents’ fortune. The wisdom earned by my parents in this experience was this: There are problems and then there are tragedies. Problems can be solved by throwing money at them. Tragedies cannot be fixed no matter how much money you have.

I can’t tell you the number of times these words of wisdom have been called to mind or shared with a friend or colleague when it was necessary to get correct perspective on a problem; they are a powerful reminder to be thankful that it’s only a problem.

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Liv Fun

by Leisure Care
Summer 2012
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