25 Life Changing Money Lessons I Learned From My Dad

They say: “Any man can become a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad!”

Looking back at my childhood, I can only reiterate how I was blessed with my upbringing. The older I got, the more I realized the life and financial lessons I could learn from my dad.

Since more than 10 years I’m now doing my very best to be a dad myself and naturally do a lot of reflections on what worked, what didn’t and what might be left to try.

Being a dad is one of the most important jobs any man can have. And now, it’s up to me to “pay it forward” to the next generation!

Following one of my older stories about how to raise financially independent children and after quite some jacuzzi beerstorming, I’ve distilled the key lessons from my dad into 25 short but important lessons that lead to writing this story.

I sincerely hope they might be able to help you as well on your journey as father or parent!

Let’s get started:

What Is The Job Of A Father?

First and foremost, kids should be prepared to stand on their own feet.

Second, I believe good dads should try to give their kids both — roots and wings:

Roots to give them…