When Dads are present:
• 98% more likely to graduate college
• 7X less likely to become a teen parent
•50% less likely to repeat a grade
• 75% less likely live in poverty
• 90% lower chance of going to jail
Fathers don't just raise children.
They build civilization.
me: today is the day I stop letting my toddler eat only fruit and bread
two hours later
me: yes m’lord. sorry for the egg m’lord. here is your third tortilla m’lord
I am stealing this from an unknown person on here, whose post I saw and made me crack up because it’s so true to my experience with my 2.5 year old daughter, so thanks to whoever posted this:
Toddler: “dad, what’s that?”
Me: “that is a trash can.”
Toddler: “why?”
Harsh truth: Your second income is probably making your family poorer.
After taxes, childcare, the second car, and convenience food, most second incomes net the home $500/month. Your wife's presence is worth over $80,000. Do the actual math.
Warren Buffett: “I have mainly learned by reading. I don't think I have any original ideas…”
Charlie Munger: “There are answers worth billions of dollars in a $30 history book.”