Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families How to Prepare (Not Protect) Your Kids for Financial Success | Lee Benson
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Feb 11, 2026 Lee Benson, author and CEO who builds value-driven families, shares how chores, family meetings, and shared decision making turn everyday life into leadership practice. He outlines healthy struggle versus overprotection. Conversation covers family dinners, running the household as a team, and practical steps to shift kids from entitlement to independence.
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Struggle Is Developmental Opportunity
- Struggle is where opportunity lives and helps build capabilities, character, and beliefs.
- Lee Benson defines healthy struggle as intentional effort to improve life conditions and skills.
From Being Kicked Out To Multi‑Generational Wealth
- Lee Benson grew up in a low-income, unstable household and was kicked out as a teen.
- He worked, paid off early debts, started companies, and created multi-generational wealth.
Run A Monthly Family Meeting
- Hold a monthly family meeting to set shared goals and list every family member's job.
- Define what leadership looks like and develop individual kid goals in one‑on‑one follow ups.
