A great job for my kid to learn the value of hard work
So my child is looking to make some extra allowance but I don’t want her going up and down the street mowing lawns or sitting on street corners selling juice and cookies and then a friend mentioned to me that she could have his old gumball machines. I was able to find gumballs pretty cheap online and we went to some local merchants and my daughter was able to place her gumball machine inside, set it up and once a week we go and collect the money and restock the gumballs. We like to offer a small bit to the store owner, she has to figure out and count out the correct amount, and she has to pay me back for the cost of the product. So far she has earned about $45 and has been so excited we are thinking of loaning her some more money to buy some sticker machines and bulk stickers and tattoos.
Once we started this we realized how many stores have these little vending machines and how easily they can supplement their income. For my daughter I think it also teaches her responsibility and puts those math skills to use! She has fun going online and picking out which stickers, temporary tattoos and gumballs she wants to buy for her machines and we try to plan out a budget for her. Some of my friends think this is a great idea and say they want to do the same thing for their kids, which I think is great, but I don’t want them to take away all of our business! But her friends also think it’s fun to visit the local pizza place and see my daughter’s gumball machine and buy gumballs from her! We have found this experience a great way to teach her about money.
