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How my Parents went from Poverty to Wealth and Taught me Life Lessons for Financial Independence

My dad was born into terrible poverty. His father was an unemployed factory worker for 6-7 years during the depression and his mom sold odds and ends on the street. When his dad worked, he never earned very much. My mom was not wealthy, but born into a family that knew they had to be careful with money, or they would end up poor. When my parents met and married, they both had a commitment to hard work and saving money.

Along with a partner, my dad earned money in college by selling sandwiches to the other students in the dorms at night. Dad had the car and the other had a wife who made the sandwiches. He was poor, but very ambitious.

Learn wealth-building from my story

When Dad learned that his university was selling some old pianos at a discount, he decided to buy them all. Next, he sold each one individually at a profit. The university administration confronted him, angry that he resold the pianos at a profit. Dad replied, “You could have done the same thing. Everything I did was legal!” After that, they left him alone.

The take away from this story and one that replays over and over is this:

Look for opportunities to increase your income.

In sum, both mom and dad, believed in working hard and saving money!

Flash forward many years, their habits and strategies led to an accumulation of wealth. As one would expect, there were ups and downs along the way. But their calculated risk-taking and unrelenting persistence led to success.

My own financial acumen is based on their early lessons.

But, I didn’t stop with the lessons I learned from my parents, I went out and worked in a variety of areas, had some successes and failures of my own, and further grew my financial knowledge through a bachelors degree in Economics and a Master of Business degree in finance.

When Income Goes Up and Down

My dad made a lot of money reselling those pianos. When he got that money, he immediately put a good chunk of it in the bank.

The second most valuable lesson I learned from my parents was:

Save a portion of every income.

My parent’s have been entrepreneurs for decades. Thus, their income fluctuated. Which brings me to third lesson. When cash was slow, my folks adjusted their spending to their income. Money lesson three follows from the reality of their financial life:

Don’t spend money you don’t have.

From the time he was a small boy, saving was an automatic habit!

Poverty gave him an indelible life lesson. Dad knew he needed money to help with his present and future expenses, and that if he spent it all on something frivolous, he would regret it.

Wealth Building Habits

When I was a kid, I got an allowance. I was expected to put part of that money in the bank and give some to charity as well.

I grew up believing that saving was a normal byproduct of getting cash.

I didn’t realize there was any other way!

The thought of spending all my money was not an option. Sure, I spent some of the money I got, but not all of it. Actually, I enjoyed and do to this day enjoy the power and control of watching my savings grow. It’s actually more fun than blowing all my money on something I won’t remember or appreciate in a day, or a week, or a month.

Saving-The Wealth Building Secret

Saving is the cornerstone of all wealth building.

It’s preferable to start saving earlier, rather than later. But even if you start later in life, there are great benefits.

There’s a psychological decision that you may want to consider.

We each have a certain lifespan. And during part of that time, you’re working. If you choose to spend all of our earnings as you go along, the last quarter of your life, when you’re probably not working full time, you won’t have much money.

If you choose to save and invest while you’re working, your total income will be allocated across your entire lifespan. Thus, for the final part of your life, you’ll have the financial freedom and comfort that you did during your working life.

If you make that decision, to save for later, you automatically give yourself an opportunity for greater financial freedom.

Wealth begins with saving. After saving comes investing.

No matter what financial stage you are in, you can decide the direction of your future.

Let my story inspire yours:

Make saving a habit, invest for the future, and learn from my lifetime of wealth building to create your own financial independence.

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