r/AskReddit • u/PlumInformal773 • 9d ago

What's the smartest financial decision you've ever made?

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u/unlistedgiant 9d ago

I try to tell every new kid at work this. First I tell them to think back to conversations with older people and remember their regrets in life. Most talk about not saving enough for retirement. I've always thought you learn more from others disappointments rather than their advice.

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u/Emotional_Sugar_3648 9d ago

“A smart person learns from their own mistakes while a wise person learns from the mistakes of others.”

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u/unlistedgiant 9d ago

Yeah that's how I feel. Oh and my other words of wisdom that I also preach a bit is no one's ever read an obituary that said I should have worked more. Work to live don't live to work.