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> Pete said that his parents were not accustomed to 'having a lot of money' and so raised their family how they themselves had been raised - including not talki
by bdjsiqoocwk 3y ago
> Pete said that his parents were not accustomed to 'having a lot of money' and so raised their family how they themselves had been raised - including not talking about wealth.
Not talking about wealth, does anyone else think this is a stupid mistake? My parents did a lot of other things right, but not teaching me about money hindered me in life. I guess Steve Ballmer was educated the same way in that respect, but since it turned out fine for him he never saw how it could've been detrimental not understanding money, if he didn't have so much of it.
- vidarh 3y agoIf they didn't talk about managing money at all, I'd agree. If he just meant they didn't focus on how they have lots more of it than most, that'a another matter. My son will have more than I did, though not enough to not work, and we talk about saving etc. but not about specifics. He doesn't know what I plan on handing him when he's an adult, or what he can expect to inherit, just general advice. It'd be the same conversation, mostly, if we had 1/10th or 10x as much.