Comments on: What My Dad Taught Me About Money

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:33:03 +0000

My Dad taught me two things about money.
1. I would rather shop for a nickel than to work for it.
2. Money doesn’t mean anything.The lack of it means everything

By: Richard Spanton Jr

Richard Spanton Jr — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:00:15 +0000

Great Article!

By: SAHMmy Says

SAHMmy Says — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:30:20 +0000

Great tips! Re #6: it takes focus to hold out yet never pay late, but that extra few dollars in interest each month makes up for the necessary attention.

By: Melitsa

Melitsa — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:13:46 +0000

Wise words from your dad.
My parents both were frugal and taught by example many things. I wish they explained more how to do these things but they can’t do everything for ya right!

My dad taught me to plan ahead and see the future. You have to start smaller than you think and the rewards will be bigger later on.
My mum taught me to be patient, set goals and go about them slowly. Don’t pay attention to what everyone else is doing otherwise you may get discouraged. Although you can’t follow this advice is all situations. It really does help when you’re next to a big ticket item

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:26:40 +0000

DR, good attitude. Gotta try and learn from others mistakes otherwise we are bound to make the same ones ourselves.

By: DR

DR — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:18:10 +0000

I learned from my parents how NOT to handle money. On the bright side, the lessons were very effective!

By: Tish

Tish — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:16:00 +0000

Sounds like your dad is a wise man!

I always pay my bills just a few days before they are due. I pay everything through my bank’s online banking system (no stamps required – yet another money saver!), and it’s so easy to set everything up to automatically pay just before it’s due. Whenever I receive a bill, I log on and schedule it to pay just a few days before it’s due. It evens out your cash flow, everything is paid timely, and your money stays in your account as long as possible.

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:43:51 +0000

Those are really good points.

My dad only told me about turning off the water and saving the hydro/utilities costs.. but nothing much beyond that.

So.. I learned the hard way. LOL

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:05:54 +0000

LOL, yeah I hate those 2 day trips to Hawaii! At least he always had leg room. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

By: chica with issues

chica with issues — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:00:17 +0000

My dad’s only money “wisdom” = It only costs a little more to go first class, but you can’t stay as long.

Gee, no wonder I have a lot of credit card debt!