My MoneySense. What does the founder of Got Junk think about money? Brian Scudamore describes himself as frugal and says he loves finding meaning in things, from relationships and experiences.
He discusses intentional spending, perks of being frugal, and a recent pretty-sweet splurge. I drive my Ford pickup truck and I have a modest home. He takes care of other people before he takes care of himself. He grew up in Jamaica. I love traveling. I love eating. For example, this summer, I went to France with my family. It was just a combination of family, friends, great food, some wine, practicing my French.
That ties in everything I love. My wife and three kidsโwe were in Paris as a base, we went down to Cap Ferret, which is just south of Bordeauxโa beautiful little peninsula, beach town. We hung out in Lille for a little bit to watch the Olympic basketball. We spent time in Bordeaux and went to some wineries. Paris is such a well-travelled place, so we had dinners with different friends and their families who were in town.
I just I love that country. But he taught me early on to be purposeful with money. What am I doing with even the cheques I would get from aunts, uncles and grandparents for the holidays? He had me write thank-you notes, which no kid likes to do. I had to tell them how I was using the money they gave me. My dad really hammered into me to save that money for education.
And I did, but it was really ironic, because here I am, a high school dropout, a university dropout. But I valued learning about money from my dad and just being wise with how I spend it and being purposeful. But one of my early memories was when I saved up my life savings as an eight-year-old and bought a brand-new bike. A couple of days later, I put a big basket on it so I could deliver newspapers more efficiently.
