Three Things About Which Your Dad Was Right
Who said we never get mushy?
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Admit it.
You know your dad was right. It could’ve been about one matter, or it could’ve been about a million of them. Either way, your old man was right and you know it.
And there may still be a dent or two in that ego of yours, but he was right.
And you know it.
Just as nothing can elude a black hole’s event horizon, and just as gold glimmers, nothing was ever going to stop your dad being right.
Here’s a toast to all sagacious dads out there on this hallowed day.
Here are three life lessons about which you now know your dad was right.
On Money Life Fuel And How to Get Lots Of It
Just when you thought we’d get predictable, here comes a counterintuitive curveball: Both the rich dad and the poor dad were right.
That was a reference to a book so commonly referenced, you’d think the author gets royalties on every mention of it alone: Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
Penned by wickedly charming, property tax-dodging, kind of controversial American investor, Richard Kiyosaki, the book’s worth a read if money’s alien to you.
But here’s something the book won’t tell you: When your dad told you to save your money, he was right. A fat piggy bank can save you in a jam (current inflation notwithstanding). In other words, the poor dad got gipped in the merit department.
Plot twist: When your dad told you to make your money make more of itself (aka buy up those assets), he was also right. If there were one rule about money generation, it would be this: The wealthy don’t spend what they earn—they spend what their money has earned in their sleep. That, and balance the bread of life.
Save some, invest some.
It’s as simple as that.
On Romance & the Battle of the Sexes
In Hollywood, nerds get the girl, nice guys finish first and nobody loses.
In real life, though, things couldn’t be more different than that.
Few will say this out loud, but, women don’t like nice guys. That doesn’t mean they like assholes. What it means is they like kind men who can become assholes when the situation justly demands it. There’s a huge difference; The former’s running on fumes, while the latter’s straight up zen. Be zen.
Also, a man’s a wolf; He can make it alone.
But he’ll probably be happier with someone next to him.
And, don’t argue with her. No one ever wins. You know it.
On the Secret of Life
Do it the hard way.
No champion made their name in constant comfort. And if it’s too easy to get, it’s probably worth losing.
Get uncomfortable. If there’s a tough way to do something, take that route.
Doing it the hard way builds character. An ironclad sense of character will bear this whirlpool of shit we sometimes call life. That, and embracing hardship begets true happiness.
That said, no one’s calling for self-flagellation here.
Don’t be like that Silas guy from Angels & Demons. Don’t be like that, okay?
But don’t always balk when the hard way presents itself either. Take it easy when the old conscience calls for it.
How and when will a man know which to choose, right?
You’ll know when the time comes, kid.