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My Dad Hinders My Financial Success Online
Nevertheless, I always thought he was like the poor dad from ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’. I was wrong.
Yesterday I told my dad about an online incident that occurred in which my Facebook group had been wrongly called out.
He was immediately worked up and started saying I shouldn’t risk myself like that. That I should be a nobody online, invest in my regular job, and build a stable life.
He even threatened not to help me if something happened that made me pay money instead of making it online. My dad is a worrier, and he takes everything to heart. My financial problems keep him up some nights.
I can understand what drives his decisions. I’m still living in his house, I’m not married, I don’t have any savings, and I don’t own any property. I’m thankful that he worries about me — but that worry also hurts my efforts to build a life.
Granted, I’m not leading a stable life at the moment. If I were to lose my job tomorrow, I wouldn’t be able to survive more than one month without a job.
I’m still in huge debt. 52K dollars to be precise. Some of it I pay directly to my parents.
So it would stand to reason I would do anything in my power to get rid of the debt. That…
