3 Feb 2018 What Advice Would I Give To My Daughters?

What Advice Would I Give To My Daughters?

Never buy a house unless you are absolutely certain you are not going to move.

Save up and pay cash for everything.  A zero interest car alone would be maybe ok, but do you need a car 24/7 just for yourself?

No debt period.  I considered paying off the credit card each month ok, it’s not debt.

Pick a dollar amount that you won’t pay for something on impulse but will wait at least a day. In most cases you won’t buy it.

Find a way to take one or two years off and live overseas.  Find something you can do as an online job for your work. Spend a significant amount of time in a non-English speaking country.

Make travel a priority over buying stuff. The experiences you will gain from travel will greatly outweigh any short-term satisfaction from some new purchase.

Absolutely live for today, however also plan to live a long life.

There will be rainy days in life, so have enough money in an emergency savings account so you can maintain your current living standards from a minimum of three but preferably six months.

Never allow a man to put you in an uncomfortable position.  Walk away, he is not worth it if he would do that.  Always take the high road and understand he is the one with issues and not you.

Make your health a priority that includes physical, mental and emotional.

There is a big difference from taking great risks and being reckless. Step back and ask yourself which one are you doing? Take the great risk. 

You should trust your gut instinct to what it is telling you in any situation.  Don’t overthink, go with your gut.

There are no jobs beneath you. It only matters how do you do the job at hand.

There is no person beneath you.   It only matters how you treat people who are less fortune than you.

There is nobody above you.  Do not be envious of someone who may appear to have more than you.

If your life partner ever dictates what and how you would do anything, that person is not your life partner.

If you don’t laugh everyday, then you are taking life too seriously.

You absolutely don’t have to live by any convention society says is normal. If you choose to not marry or just live with someone that is ok. If you choose to not have children that is ok. Live your life the way you choose. Don’t live it by someone else’s rules.

If you go through life with a smile on your face and you are the first to say hello to everyone then good things will come.

No matter where you are in life, remember that you are loved unconditionally by me.