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RE: 👧 12-Year-Old Hiver Withdraws $150 HBD 🏦 Nobody Knows What Will Happen Next 🤔
Three bicycles, hahahaha, I love it! Did you ask her how many bikes she can ride at the same time? 😜 But I'm sure eventually she'll figure out what she wants to spend her cash on. And even in the absence of movie theaters and malls, I'm sure there is some equivalent temptation around that she'll discover. And in case she tries to be wise and hold on to her money, she will learn first hand the problem of inflation, and how money tends to rot away, that is lose value over time. In any case a good lesson. --- Now I'm just thinking: those three bikes may not be a bad idea after all. There may be a business idea lurking...
Ahhh yes, I remember trying to hustle for money as a 12-year-old in Germany. Very discouraging! In the US the people probably told you no straight up, by simply saying "I don't need your services, kid." or maybe even "I don't have money to pay you." Then you could just shrug it off, and keep trying with other folks. In Germany it was almost always something like: "You know I can get in trouble if I employ you before you're 14." or the cheeky "You're welcome to shovel the snow in my driveway today, but I can't pay you until you're 14."(boohhhh!) Oh yes, those damnable child labor laws! They just encouraged me to go back home to watch TV. 😩 Also when I was in high school in the States, where most of my peers delivered pizza or jobbed at the mall, I couldn't follow suit because I didn't have a work visa. 😖 No wonder I turned out the way I did: a bunch of skills, but always shy of employment. Oh well, maybe it's better this way.
My best wishes with the land, and the business ideas. I'm sure you'll be amazing at it! Can't wait to read the posts.
I think you're background turned out to suit you well in life, and you've ended up in Mexico of all places. I am lucky to be from a generation where hustling money as a kid was possible in the USA, but I think now even in the countryside people are a little scared of bureaucracy. But I would like to think there are still plenty of black-market opportunities for kids to mow yards and clear leaves from gutters, etc.
Srey-Yuu seems to have her heart set on a motorcycle or e-bike of some kind. She'll need at least $300 to $1,000, so hopefully by the time she can afford something, she'll be confident enough on two-wheels to be ready for it. I'd prefer she start with 50cc or an e-scooter, just so that super high speeds can't be reached during the learning period.
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