Steve Valentine's parents worked in real estate but lived paycheck to paycheck, with his father constantly borrowing to cover payroll. Growing up with no financial education, Valentine learned early that money was scarce and confusing.
Tell me about your first memory of money. Oh, we couldn't afford anything. We were pretty much broke when I grew up. My parents were both in real estate and money was always tight and it always seemed like there was a struggle, right? Living commission check to commission check. And, you know, as I got older, I watched my dad borrow money constantly to cover payroll. It just never lined up. So my memory of money was that there wasn't a lot of education around money and how it really worked.
