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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 815425" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>I think we agree mostly, we just come at this from a different angle. Most of the time, I try to look at things from a solution of issue standpoint instead of a blame standpoint. If a person doesn't look past the end of this month with career and personal finances, it doesn't really matter if he is willfully acting poorly or if he was ingrained by his parents from birth that this is how to act. Instead of trying to blame him, or exonerate him of blame, I would rather concentrate on what he can do differently to achieve a different result. Cycles are difficult to break. However, if we(in general not you and I) simply argue about who is to blame for the situation, it will never get better. This is something we can do a better job of teaching in school. We can try to convince young poor couples that they should approach finances differently. (We can try to convince older people also, but to break the cycle we need to start before people have children and pass tendencies along.) I think the most difficult thing in convincing people after high school to be more responsible with finances is that some people won't listen unless you are tougher, while some people are going to believe you are blaming them if you are too tough. I think no matter how tough you are, some will still not listen, and no matter how gentle you are, some will believe you are blaming them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 815425, member: 2426"] I think we agree mostly, we just come at this from a different angle. Most of the time, I try to look at things from a solution of issue standpoint instead of a blame standpoint. If a person doesn't look past the end of this month with career and personal finances, it doesn't really matter if he is willfully acting poorly or if he was ingrained by his parents from birth that this is how to act. Instead of trying to blame him, or exonerate him of blame, I would rather concentrate on what he can do differently to achieve a different result. Cycles are difficult to break. However, if we(in general not you and I) simply argue about who is to blame for the situation, it will never get better. This is something we can do a better job of teaching in school. We can try to convince young poor couples that they should approach finances differently. (We can try to convince older people also, but to break the cycle we need to start before people have children and pass tendencies along.) I think the most difficult thing in convincing people after high school to be more responsible with finances is that some people won't listen unless you are tougher, while some people are going to believe you are blaming them if you are too tough. I think no matter how tough you are, some will still not listen, and no matter how gentle you are, some will believe you are blaming them. [/QUOTE]
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