Simple, but impossible. Me at right, on the knee of my father. Karim Shamsi-Basha When I became a babba for the first time, on Jan. 2, 1992, all those lessons barreled through my consciousness.

I'm so grateful for my dad's money lessons that taught me how to live debt-free. However, there's something else I wish he'd helped me understand.

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I'm so grateful for my dad's money lessons that taught me how to live debt-free. However, there's something else I wish he'd helped me understand.