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The Today Show did a series called, “Top Tips My Parents Taught Me”. Apparently Savannah Guthrie’s mother taught her how to make a bed with crisp hospital corners. I’m kind of jealous. The older I get the more I appreciate a well-made bed. Unfortunately, Andre could care less about that and making the bed is a constant point of conflict for us. If we apply the last person up makes the bed rule, he’d be making it 99% of the time since I have become an early riser. And he has protested...
Anyway, that’s a topic for another post. Instead in this post I am going to list, in no particular order, tips that my parents have taught me about life.
Top 15 Tips My Parents Taught Me
- Get your education. It's the one thing that nobody can ever take from you.
- Save your money, at least 10% from each pay check. (Code: We love you, but won't be supporting you for life.)
- Buy a home. That's the key to building wealth.
- Take care of your siblings. They will turn into lifelong friends.
- Figure out how to stretch your money far--shop for deals, use coupons, and go for substance. Money is hard to earn, but easy to spend.
- Don't spend time trying to impress people that don't matter.
- Don't be phony.
- Don't do anything to embarass your grandparents.
- Be kind to others.
- Go to church. (I'm not as good as practicing this as I could be.
- Keep your word.
- Work hard.
- Don't buy things you can't afford.
- Don't co-sign loans for people and don't loan money you can't afford to lose. (Also, we won't co-sign loans for you.) If they need a co-signer they can't afford it. If you can afford it and would like to lend them money, you should. However, co-signing is fraught with risk that you don't need.
- Love your parents!
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