Three Financial Principles From Monopoly That Will Change How You Think About Money
#3: The key to dealing with CHANCE events is to prepare strategies beforehand.
My family played a lot of board games when I was growing up — we’d always make a night out of it. I would light up the fireplace, my mom would order pizza, my brother would make milkshakes, and we’d all argue with my dad whenever he tried to invent new rules.
One of my favourite board games growing up was Monopoly — not because it was the most fun but because I was always the banker. As a 10-year-old kid, being the Monopoly banker represented an opportunity to hold the entire family accountable. It was a prestigious responsibility bestowed on me.
Inspired by the government’s stay-at-home order, the board games made a return. But instead of playing with family, I played with friends. And instead of drinking milkshakes, we drank wine. Pizza obviously remained a necessity.
Monopoly as an adult was a surprisingly interesting experience. I love recreating childhood memories but with the added perspective of adulthood. I find it’s interesting to reflect on my memories as a child and imagine how those experiences moulded my ideas and opinions or even my decision-making frameworks. Those recreated childhood…
