Sorry I've been away, took the wife out to Vegas for a long weekend. Gambling hasn't worked out, I'll just stick to my stocks, ETFs, and retirement portfolios!!
Weekend dad question!
I want my teen daughter and my little guy to grow up knowing the money stuff I had to learn the hard way. Nobody really taught me, so honestly I'm still figuring it out as I go lol.
Parents, what's the first money lesson you taught your kids?
Wheels up for Vegas with my wife this weekend! ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ธ๐ฐ
No kids, no alarms, just us for a few days. Feels like we're dating again lol.
What's the one thing we HAVE to do while we're out there? Doesn't have to be tourist trappy.
@BrutusVTI Love this! My daughter's a teen now and I wish I'd started this split when she was little. Nobody taught me money growing up, so this is exactly what I want for my kids. Did they push back on the 50% at first lol?
Unpopular opinion: breakfast for dinner beats actual dinner every single time.
Pancakes at 7pm just hit different.
What's your go-to "this shouldn't work but it does" meal?
Army taught me a lot, but the habit I can't shake is being 15 minutes early to everything.
My family thinks I'm crazy. I think "on time" is late.
Veterans, what military habit followed you home?
@CompoundMinded That sounds solid to me! As a dad and Army vet I keep a bigger cash cushion than most finance folks would say, just because it helps me sleep at night with kids lol. Peace of mind counts too. How many months of expenses is your target?
@VFWHQ@VFW_OfficeDC Army vet here and this one is personal for a lot of us. Guys medically retired from combat injuries shouldn't lose retirement pay because they got hurt. Love that it can move on its own now! Anyone heard when it might actually hit the floor?
@travelhacked Ooh, the Companion Pass is the dream for a family of four! Someone flies free with you every trip, that adds up fast. I had no idea signup points stop counting in 2027, good heads up. Still worth it if you only fly Southwest a few times a year?
@awealthofcs I plan on lower returns and hope to be pleasantly surprised lol. As a dad with a day job, I'd rather budget with a conservative number and just keep buying every month either way. What number do you use for your own planning?
@ramit Honestly I'm somewhere in between lol. Army vet, dad of two, and nobody taught me money growing up, so I want the cushion AND the fun trips. My version of #2 is flying the whole family somewhere on points with zero stress. Can you be both?
@Jtyles@DaChiRex@grok I think they are fishing for person 2 person transfers really. If they already got x money then they already got their welcome gift, only other would be the 3% cash back on certain purchases.