How To Be The Boss

[Alan LT]

I wonder what this kid is going to be doing when he's older.
How many of you guys on here do this ?

 

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[SenGracic]

Impressed. I hope he continues to encourage his kid to pursue that kind of mindset.
I would love to see his teachers reaction when they ask him what he wants to do when older haha

 

[Jon L]

I love this. I'm a little different with my kids, but I'm teaching them the value of money, and what its like to have a business (vs earning a paycheck).

I pay them $2 to fold laundry - takes them an hour.
I also help them sell cookies - they make $15 an hour or so selling cookies. My oldest raised enough money to buy a $100 toy that she wanted by selling cookies.

A week or two ago, I had the following conversation with my then 7 year old:
Daughter: "Dad, why would I work for just $2 an hour when I could sell cookies and make a lot more?"
Me: "first, because I told you to fold clothes, and I'm just happening to also give you $2 for the task, but mainly because of something else. Which activity has more value in it, folding clothes or selling cookies?"
Daughter: "Selling cookies does."
Me: "Youre right, but why?"
Daughter: "because I'm cute and happy and I make people smile when I sell them cookies. And the cookies taste good."

She's well on her way.

 

[dlpatterson08]

I love this. I'm a little different with my kids, but I'm teaching them the value of money, and what its like to have a business (vs earning a paycheck).

I pay them $2 to fold laundry - takes them an hour.
I also help them sell cookies - they make $15 an hour or so selling cookies. My oldest raised enough money to buy a $100 toy that she wanted by selling cookies.

A week or two ago, I had the following conversation with my then 7 year old:
Daughter: "Dad, why would I work for just $2 an hour when I could sell cookies and make a lot more?"
Me: "first, because I told you to fold clothes, and I'm just happening to also give you $2 for the task, but mainly because of something else. Which activity has more value in it, folding clothes or selling cookies?"
Daughter: "Selling cookies does."
Me: "Youre right, but why?"
Daughter: "because I'm cute and happy and I make people smile when I sell them cookies. And the cookies taste good."

She's well on her way.

That's awesome! That's exactly the kind of stuff I plan on teaching my kids. You can work for someone or you can have people work for you! It's very amazing she's picked that up by 7 years old. Great parenting for sure. Most people never pick up that concept in their entire life. Keep up the good work.


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[Jon L]

That's awesome! That's exactly the kind of stuff I plan on teaching my kids. You can work for someone or you can have people work for you! It's very amazing she's picked that up by 7 years old. Great parenting for sure. Most people never pick up that concept in their entire life. Keep up the good work.


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Thanks...yeah, I'm continually amazed at how smart kids are. They pick up on so much stuff, its crazy. (They also pick up on the bad habits I have too, so...

 

[dlpatterson08]

Thanks...yeah, I'm continually amazed at how smart kids are. They pick up on so much stuff, its crazy. (They also pick up on the bad habits I have too, so...

That's for sure! I've got to be careful about that too. My kids are 22 months and 6 months! So very soon I'm gonna have them repeating me.


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[Jon L]

That's for sure! I've got to be careful about that too. My kids are 22 months and 6 months! So very soon I'm gonna have them repeating me.


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The first time I realized this was when my then 2 1/2 year old tripped over something in the garage and yelled, 'Dammit!'

Now who would she have gotten that from? :-/

 

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[dlpatterson08]

The first time I realized this was when my then 2 1/2 year old tripped over something in the garage and yelled, 'Dammit!'

Now who would she have gotten that from? :-/

Yeah. I'm about to have to watch what I say. My oldest is starting to repeat me.


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