Future Finance Mogul Mugs

Dispute over pocket money

'What a drive! Our boy's going to go a long, long way.'

"Make a lot of money."

"Do you promise to love, honour and contribute to the gross national product?"

Lemonade Inc.

'Jimmy Chang gets his allowance in Yuan, and his parents let him buy and sell precious metals...'

'Our little guy is busy with homework, or if we're lucky, some sort of social network start-up.'

A child runs an equity stand.

"I'm starting my own delivery service. Is there anything you want to borrow from my Dad?!"

"You were right. Building an online business empire is even more fun than playing games."

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

'He's going to be an estate agent, just like his Dad.'

'This is where I keep my investment portfolio.'

"So...do you have a job now?"

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

'If you don't learn how to sign your name, you'll have to pay cash!'

3 cents glass - Exact change please, seller can't count.

"So how much money have you made from your psychic hotline business?"

"We've made $7.50. Can we retire yet?"

The Personal ATM

'That's my boy...'

No caption. (Adult pushes buttons at an ATM. Child pushes buttons at an "APBM" - and Automatic Piggy Bank Machine.)

'He's precocious.'

World Economic Forum

'When I'm a CEO on Wall Street this will make a wonderful anecdote.'

'Man, I'm age 21 now and so far, I haven't done anything important. Things can't go on like this or I will have to forget my plan to become rich and famous by writing my autobiography at age 35!'

'I follow my dad's stocks so I know when to ask for an allowance increase.'

"Want to trade banks with me?"

"And this financial plan is specifically designed for people who know their retirement -- IF they get one -- won't be half as good as their parents' retirement, and are really steamed about it!"

"I know your dad's a hedge fund manager, Amber, but you don't need a bigger piece of paper to draw a picture of your house."

'What I'm challenging this group to do, then, is to redirect our shared passion for the idea of making money into actually making money!'

Lemonade $500 a glass! 'I wanna own a Ferrari by the time I'm 16.'

'...and help my parents to pick the right mutual funds in my portfolio for my education...'

'Here's your lemonade and here's some descriptive literature about my franchising opportunities.'

'We're going to take a financial risk.'