Now there’s an idea
Quite a while ago my son gave me a suggestion for this site. He said, “You should write about…giving me a hundred dollars, and then actually do it.”
Me being me, I snorted and said I didn’t think so. But I wrote down his idea anyway, and noticed it again today as I was looking through my idea list.
I got to thinking, what if I actually DID give him a hundred dollars, but with the stipulation that he use it to try and make more money. It could be seed money, basically. For what, I’m not sure, but he IS interested in buying a share of Berkshire Hathaway. Of course he’d need a bit more than $100 for that…
Have you ever tried anything like that?
On a related note, MoneyNing says to let your children handle their own finances. In practice I’ve had trouble with companies actually being willing to talk to my son. It seems to work best if I authorize things and then hand the phone to him.
Here are a few more (but unrelated) links to check out:
Frugal Dad talks about LED Christmas lights. I wish I’d heard about these before we got our lights up. We’ll definitely be buying them for next year.
Well-Heeled gives her first “grown-up” present to her parents. What a nice feeling.
Clever Dude talks about using your blog to help resolve legal problems. As a former wedding photographer, let me just say that the legal problem in question is not the norm, and I’m glad that it got resolved.
SquawkFox continues her printable trend, this time offering 6 printable gift tags & cards.
Canadian Capitalists hosted a guest post from Triaging My Way to Financial Success which asks, are you a de-value investor?
If that wasn’t enough reading, Four Pillars hosted the Carnival of Debt Reduction which always has many many good entries.
