An 80 Year Old Billionaire’s First Wife

[noahkagan]

My full interview with Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinkos who Sold his business for $1.5 Billion:

[sainttoi]

People with loving parents are very lucky

[JETSson]

That look he has when he says my parents were always in my corner. I see a lot of comments saying how sad this is. But that’s a look of pure joy and appreciation. He loved his parents and realized they were his best friends.

[Sarahurrah]

My mum was good with money. She was tight with it in the right way. Although as kids we didn't appreciate it. We would sometimes complain how we couldn't get new or nicer things like our neighbors and friends. My dad earned lower middle class and he would literally just hand her the pay and off she alots for every need, and even investments, not big but just enough to support them and gift us a little. When my dad eventually went into retirement and got disabled due to stroke, they could still afford to buy his medicine, no problems with the hospital, she paid of insurance, no problem with the home, they were able to buy a house. They were able to even support both their parents in some way. And was able to send two daughters to college and marry one off. He was very happy with my mom and realized how good a wife and mother she was. He passed away knowing we were all in a good position in life. I think that is a good way to die. Having peace, knowing that everything is taken cared off.

[seeuontheotherside]

I remember telling my husband a few years ago (based on previous conversations we'd had) that he was a natural leader. He said he didn't want to be and that he wasn't interested in managing people or leading people.

So what I did is everytime he mentioned how people preferred to come to him for advise and guidance at work I would make sure to point out that it was because he's a natural leader. When he got a new job and was the top pick he was a little disappointed because he wanted to learn from others. I told him to take it as an opportunity to teach others instead and it may give him a chance to work on his leadership skills (he's been in the industry since he was a teen).

Now that he's seen and heard what his coworkers say about his leadership skills he came to me and said "I get it now. I get what you see in me." As a member of his support system it gives me so much joy to see him begin to get excited about this. I am so proud and grateful to be a part of this journey with him. ❤

[composercode]

This is actually really sad. I couldn't imagine coming home from all the pressures of life and the cruelty of the world and not having a partner that supported me.

Edit: some interesting comments on this comment. FWIW, my wife is extremely supportive of all my entrepreneurial ventures. Finding a partner who can support you mentally and emotionally is probably the most important decision of your life. Choose wisely!

[Kevin-lwgl]

My wife did spend more than I did. And I tried to tell her about it and we got into some conflict. It wasn't until I created a spreadsheet with all of our allocated expenses. I even color-coded everything and created timelines with graphs and charts (yes, I'm a nerd when it comes to money). Showing all of that to her slowly made her conscious about her spending decisions and eventually she saw the benefits of not spending on things we don't need. Her seeing how we had more money to pay off debt and to save in our emergency fund got her on board.

We don't need to find the "perfect" wife, sometimes we just need to find a wife who is humble enough to learn. And also be humble enough to teach, it goes both ways.

[rustinstardust]

"A friend is someone who is happy when you're happy" is something I realized years back. The next thing I realized was that I didn't have any real friends.

[benjamindbailey]

Look at that smile when he talked about his parents. ❤

[theLVERS]

This is really sad. My husband became disabled and it depresses the hell out of him. I'm his biggest cheerleader to this day. He tells me all the time that he doesn't know what I'm doing with him and that I deserve better because he can't provide for me the way he used to. That's not what it's about. I had to hold the family down and go to work. But I don't care about none of that because at the end of the day I love him. I know love doesn't pay the bills but shit love and loyalty mean a hell of a lot. It's okay I can pay the bills as long as we have each other.

[Fl-Pride]

Watching him light up when he talks about his parents who is the crown jewel. Shows you how important parenting really is. He’s 80 years old and he still remembers it like it was yesterday.

[precioussongss]

That smile when he speaks about his Parents...❤️

[graoliveira]

Some man marry women for the looks and later on wonder why their life is miserable. You shouldn’t marry someone you’re not attracted to, but you should know their heart. ❤️

[skittlesgarage]

I am blessed. My parents are in my corner and so is my wife. It was inevitable that I would become a multimillionaire. And when I reached it, it was awesome to share it with those that cheered me along the struggle to get here.

[alb]

The masculine burden of performance, thank your fathers who provide

[ariannadiamond]

my job as a wife is to support my husband whether things are going well or not. if he comes home from work feeling stressed and burdened, why would i add to that? the least i can do is take care of him since he provides for me, and provide him back with some relief

[natalielawrence]

The way his whole face and voice changed when he recalled his beautiful parents.. make us know that it's incredibly rare to find people as special and nurturing as our parents. He looks incredible for 80.. what a handsome and charismatic guy 💖

[afrodude]

The way he smiled when he spoke about his parents was heartwarming. Shout out to all the dope parents who support their children the right way.

[richiegiggs]

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[naelyneurkopfen]

I was married for 24 years, I was a SAHM for 15 of those years.
I was always very careful with our money and I was always dinner on the table, back rubs, and shoulder to shoulder when stuff got thick. I was always in his corner.
He went middle age crazy, decided to try to slip around, (I caught it before they met up), and destroyed it all.
No matter how good one or the other spouse is, some people will use and abuse it.