Business Beany! (by sarah)
Having told Jean we didn't have any money to do something she then started collecting stone and filling her pockets, my pockets and daddy's pockets. When asked why she needed the stones her response was:
'So I can sell them to people who make cement.'
I personally was amazed she realised cement makers would need stones :/
Her next stroke of genius came when she started painting lots of pictures very carefully and then handing them too me.
'You need to keep these safe mummy so you can sell them.' :/
There have been a few others like, 'Work more, go out less, then we have more money for yummy food!'
I think this is because I vetoed a Ben Ten cake in the super market!
Mum pointed out that as I child I came up with more involved schemes that I even made money from like making compost and plant feed, potting up cuttings in yogurt pots - these I sold to the little old ladies who would give me seeds to grow for them which they then bought back for like 5-20p.
I made jewellery out of paper I socked and coloured with felt tip - this was all infant school age by the way! This I sold for 10p an item.
Junior School age me and the boy next door trolled the river in a convenient bend just after the golf course and sold the golf balls back to the golfers - some of these fetched a very good price up to £4!
I would find a penny on the floor walk up to the sweet shop, buy one sweet and sell it to the kids who weren't allowed as far as the shop for 2p. I would then go back to the shop untill I had about 20p at which point I bought me and David sweets which we ate up immediatly!
Senior school was a bit boring - I just made friendship braclets which I sold for 20p-£1 depending on intricasies. I also got to school early to go to the stationary shop and bought the sort of things my friends liked and sold them on at a marked up price (they didn't tend to get in early enough!).
Oh and towards the end had a proper job as in a paper round.
I wonder what else Jean will come up with - personally I'm quiet impressed with what she's coming out with - she is still only 4!
Wed 18th Aug 2010 12:26 pm 
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