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We were a typical family of 6 kids, father working, mom staying home. All of the kids had chores that did not result in $$ for us. We grew vegetables and my mom canned them. We raised chickens for food. We raised cows and butchered one when we needed meat for the freezer. We ate a lot of "gravy steaks" with rice and homegrown vegetables.
My first financial advice from dad was that I had to save up my own money to buy a car for myself. I went to work at 16 and the day after graduation, he and I went out and I paid cash for my first used car. I have been saving from that time forward and of course still do. He is in his 80's now and I don't dare tell him what I am worth because he might think differently about me.
He never invested and did not like to bother with money. He once inherited a commercial piece of property and complained about having to go each month to get the rent check. Then he complained because he had to pay taxes on it. So he [-]sold it[/-] gave it away to my uncle so he didn't have those "money headaches".
He raised 6 great kids though and we still all get along and will get together soon for christmas but will not discuss $$ or finances for sure.
My first financial advice from dad was that I had to save up my own money to buy a car for myself. I went to work at 16 and the day after graduation, he and I went out and I paid cash for my first used car. I have been saving from that time forward and of course still do. He is in his 80's now and I don't dare tell him what I am worth because he might think differently about me.
He raised 6 great kids though and we still all get along and will get together soon for christmas but will not discuss $$ or finances for sure.