As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Empowering our family members with the skills and knowledge to be self-sufficient financially is a far more sustainable and impactful approach than simply providing for their immediate needs.
One valuable lesson we can impart is the power of delegation. By learning to delegate tasks or even hire others to do certain jobs, we free up our time and energy to focus on activities that generate more income. This mindset shift, away from the belief that we must do everything ourselves, opens up new opportunities for growth and success.
I do agree that saying, it is true that you could make a lot more money if you know a skill, compared to just getting paid once. You can give me as much as 100k dollars, which is nearly enough for retirement in my country, but I could still end up being broke if I do not know what to do with it all, I may lose it, or I would just simply spend it slowly and end up with nothing.
But if you teach me a way to make 1000 dollars a month for the next 30 years, then I will end up with no problems at all, I will do a lot better and the results will be greater, it would take me less than 9 years to make that money anyway, and I would be doing fine. That is the most important part, learning how to make money, so that you can keep doing it.