Things My Father Should’ve Taught Me About Money (But Didn’t)
Take a look around you. It doesn’t take a genius to notice the special treatment wealthy people get from society by default. That being said, it makes sense that the vast majority of the world live their entire lives constantly on the run — chasing the highly addictive drug we know as money.
The power and influence that money accumulates for its owners can differ depending on what part of the world you’re in, but universally, it’s a language we all recognize. Let’s not get it twisted though, recognizing something doesn’t mean you understand it. Few people in the world are lucky to have fathers or uncles who know enough to school them on this subject, but for those of us that don’t, we’re left vulnerable to all these so-called financial gurus and their books filled with jargon.
I despise the thought of learning about money from these guys simply based on the fact that most of them are not even rich. How can you teach me about a game you haven’t won? Instead of wasting my time with their opinions and theories, I prefer to focus on real-life examples of wealth creators. People such as Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, and Tony Elumelu. Besides being African billionaires, they’re all Nigerians. If you knew the slightest thing about the difficulties involved in operating a business in Nigeria, you’d understand why those…
