Owner and investor of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban has many facets of his life. The Cuban has built a career creating and investing in profitable businesses. However, his biggest secret to success is how he put his time into it his family and children.

That’s what business tycoon Shark Tank said in a February 2020 interview“I tell you – after your health, my most important thing for all of you, I do not want you to become idiots.”

The 64-year-old self-made billionaire has three children: Alexis, 20, Jake, 13, and Alyssa, 16. While Cuban has a net Value Of $4.6 billion, he wants to make sure his kids understand the value of money. So he tells them that in order to be successful, you “have to work for it,” just like he did.

While discussing how his kids spend money, Cuban said during the interview, “I’m not going to write you checks. You don’t just get a credit card. You can’t just buy what you want.”

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He also highlighted how his eldest daughter did an internship to earn her own money, adding that she spends it wisely. “She’s still saving it for the most part, so I give her credit,” Cuban said.

For everyday life in his household, Cuban and his wife cook regularly Dinner for their children and encourage them to help.

Cuban called“It’s us who put them to bed. It’s us at dinner. We try to be as normal as possible.

Speaking of being a father, he told Business Insider 2014: “I’m not the dad who comes home with a bunch of presents. I’m the dad who says, ‘Pick that up, take that – put it in the sink.'”

“I want them to realize that the only thing that’s special about them is what they make for themselves,” added Cuban.

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Originally published August 21, 2022.

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