057: Growing Up And Only Seeing Consumer Spending Until His Early 30's

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In this episode you will hear Don talk about when he was 8 years old he would save his money so he could get to the store and buy a toy.  Don would get an allowance for chores around the house and that is where he would save his money from but his parents did not ever talk to him about the value of money.  When Don was 10 years old he wanted a particular kickball and his Dad said he needed to do extra chores around the house, which wasn't that big of a deal to him.  When Don was in his teens he and his brothers would go to the auto shop that his Dad worked at as he was a car painter and learned to help him and then when they became more skilled they received money for their time working there.  Don started saving that money to be able to purchase items he wanted like a stereo he had been eyeing.  Don didn't start learning about saving money for investing until he was in his early 30's when he had a wife and child.  He realized that what he had been doing with his money was wrong and was upset that he was not taught about how to handle money sooner in his life.  Don growing up only saw consumer spending and didn't know there was a difference that you should plan for tomorrow.  Continue listening to Don's journey with money as it relates to a lot of people.

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