Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Financial

  • Learn to work out a budget, including a plan for savings, and stick with it.

  • To stay out of debt - only buying what you can pay for.

  • Learning to live within their means.

  • Open a checking account and learn how to use it.

  • How to write bills and pay them on time.

  • How to use a credit card wisely.

Life Skills

  • How to hold a job, doing their very best, even if the job is unpleasant.

  • How to grocery shop, using sale ads, coupons, and discount stores.

  • How to plan a menu and prepare simple meals.

  • How to prepare a holiday meal and entertain guests.

  • How to do everyday housework like disinfecting toilets, vacuuming, dusting, dishes, etc.

  • How to take care of the house structure and appliances such as painting, washing siding & windows, replacing furnace filters, routine maintenance on appliances.

  • How to do laundry and iron.

  • How to take care of a baby.

  • How to take care of routine maintenance of a vehicle such as checking fluids and changing oil.

  • How to make memories including keeping track of family birthdays, holidays, and special occasions, being thoughtful on those days.
  • How to make good decisions by sorting and thinking through the issues.

Character

  • Character is very important.

  • To always work hard at whatever you do.

  • That honesty is an important virtue as is keeping promises

  • Choosing to do right, even when everyone else is doing wrong; meaning how to deal with peer pressure.

  • Living with the consequences of their decisions - whether good or bad.

  • To be charitable and kind to others.

Spiritual

  • To be close to God.

  • How to find answers to spiritual questions.

  • How to study the Quran for oneself.

  • They are accountable to God for how they live.

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