Childhood Economist Gifts

'The school. My counselor told me to make the most of it...'

Two children are running lemonade stands outside their home; one stand is more popular than the other.

'But Dad, all the other kids get a roth IRA as part of their allowance package.'

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"Apparently, when the tide came in, a lot of castles went bust."

"May I skip the usual Show & Tell and try to hustle some merch?"

MUM! No one wanted to buy my cowpats

"If it's all the same to you, I'd like my allowance in bitcoins."

'This boy you call my son doesn't care about investments, economy and money. I want a DNA test.'

"I'll go to my room and do my homework, but I want time and a half."

"Sorry, stock-market jitters."

"So much for password protected."

'Come on Jill, they say the water's well good.'

"Oooh, I know what I want to be when I grow up: Retired!"

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

"Gee, thanks! What rate of interest does it pay?"

"It failed the stress test."

"We've decided to diversify our funds on some candy!"

'I've crunched the numbers and you can afford to increase my allowance by 15.5%.'

"The treasury has hacked into his computer and asked for ideas to solve the deficit"

'I can't afford to absorb the overhead anymore!'

'Currently I've got lemonade, 7% CDs, Discount Brokerage and No Minimum Passbook Savings. I'm going to miss banking deregulation.'

"I think you should provide a 401(k) with my allowance."

I'd like to request a transfer to a household offering a higher allowance and fewer choices.

'...but if daddy raised your allowance he'd be hurting the economy by stimulating inflation. You wouldn't want him to do that, would you?'

'I hardly expected the federal tapering affect my allowance.'

"My assets consist of a piggy bank, 2 teeth for the tooth fairy, and whatever change I find in the living room sofa."

Man sees stand with kittens with sign, 'Free or best offer'.

"Would you like a glass too? They're five bucks."

'I'm an economist, but I try not to take myself too seriously.'

"I'll look into it, but you're still in the first grade. Normally, they don't give student loans until you're in college."

'I got that, Ms. Rafferty... now can we get on to student loans?'

'I already know about the birds and the bees. Tell me about investing my allowance for capital appreciation.'