In the Future

Von Tacky says he finds it frightening to consider supporting himself. He does not feel guilty spending his parents’ money because he knows they did not work for it.

“I’ve never put an emphasis on money because it has always been there,” von Tacky adds. “Until I start paying my own bills money will not matter to me. I don’t have as much respect for money, and so it makes me less responsible.”

Richard von Tacky says he tried to raise his children to understand the importance of money and to make them aware of their spending.

“I’ve never put an emphasis on money because it has always been there.”

“They hem and haw, and finally I say ‘Just ask me,’” he says of his sons. “The only disadvantage he has with having money is not seeing how far a dollar stretches out.”

Although it is hard for him to imagine leaving college, von Tacky says he sees himself working for a busy advertising firm in a large city where everything is moving quickly.

“I’m an overachiever with useless things that I think are fun, like playing golf and guitar and an underachiever with things that are important," von Tacky says. "I’ve never had financial concerns so I never had to live up to my potential.”

Rachael Carlomagno (rcarloma@kent.edu)

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