FiLife

Like most people, I imagine my upbringing has a lot to do with how I view money today. You either adopt your parent’s views or you run in the opposite direction. I adopted.

The most valuable lesson I learned at a young age was to save for the future. Save for things you know are going to happen, such as college, but also save for the unknown. For my family, the unknown came when I was in high school and my mother lost her job. As if the financial impact wasn’t enough, my grandmother passed away from a stroke complication several months later.
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