We feel so blessed to live in a place where we have an abundance of beautiful, massive, old trees. It was really what drew us to this land in the first place. Every fall, the walnut trees drop literally thousands of walnuts in our valley. So, this year, Levi has decided to collect these little suckers and sell them at the feed store in Elm Springs.
I decided to let Levi go at this on his own. It was his business, and he got to make all the decisions. I thought it would be interesting to see how he went about it.
Deciding to maximize his income potential, he decided to ask two of our neighbors if he could pick up their walnuts as well. They happily agreed, as walnuts don't usually agree with mowers. Next he picked his employees. Benjamin agreed to help and I signed on as well. At first he offered me a dime a day, but I negotiated my rate up to $1.00 for every day I pick up. He also gave our neighbors, ages 5 and 3, jobs as well. Now, as long as the child labor officials don't hunt him down and prosecute, he was ready to get to work.
After a few hours, hurting legs, and stained hands, we were done for the day. I kept my complaining to a minimum (shocking, I know) and was content with the fact that I was helping him reach his goal. It was a great way to enjoy the beautiful weather, spend some time together, and let Levi become an entrepreneur in his own right.
Speaking of such, just last week I caught him charging Benjamin a quarter to wash his John Deere Pedal Tractor. He's learning young. There's nothing like conning your little brother and making a quick buck in your own driveway all at the same time. Watch out world. He's 18 in ten short years.
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Ahhh... boys. When Casey was three he charged all the neighbor kids a dollar to play in the ditch in our backyard. What's worse? They paid it! When mom found out he had to go around and give money back.
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