<prompt> Human: For some of us our parents can be a strong influence in our lives. A recent convo allowed me to realize just how misguided I was financially and the conflict within it created.Question their financial advice every step of the way. Do your best to not let a desire to please them cause you to make poor decisions. Attending the wrong college, taking on a major they prefer, spending habits, credit cards it goes on and on. Early into my professional career my father suggested I use a bonus to buy a boat. I wanted one, the idea of having one to take him out when he visited, connect when I needed repair advice was tempting. Instead that money was used as a down payment for a rental property. Last night we were talking and I could see more clearly the conflicts their advice would create within when I was growing up.I told him my plans to sell a car I barely use. Its worth 17k and its a depreciating asset. To him its a future classic thats sure to go up in value. I felt fortunate to see this now, but as a young adult this would have created a large internal conflict. The day I realized my parents gave poor financial advice stung a little, it sucked seeing my siblings and I making bad decisions from their guidance. It was also liberating as I knew I had to be aware, educate myself and seek advice elsewhere. Their intentions were good, but not helpful. I hope this can be helpful, the guilt Id feel when not following their advice was very hard for me at first. Now I see their hearts in the right place, but I must educate myself and be true to my plan.  <response>: Honestly, I would say to question any advice your parents give. They may be correct but they also may not be about insert topic here.When we are going up, we think our parents have a plan, they know what they are doing, and how to take care of things. As we get older, we realize that they didnt really know what they were doing. When something went wrong, we may not have seen our parents panicking, but they were on the inside and trying desperately to fix the situation. We may have seen our parents as the people with the answers while growing up, but in reality they didnt. This of course goes for taking advice from people in our generation too! Never accept advice wholesale. Do research, get a second opinion, always question!Were all just kinda wandering through this, going, You know what youre doing? Yes Oh, I do, too. I know what Im doing. Okay. Good, then. But really no one has a fucking clue. - Joe Rogan 