Young Economists Pillows

How To Monetize Other Kids' Science Projects

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

"Stock options for your thoughts."

Build Your Own Portfolio

Boy and girl at thier studies

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

'I know about the birds and the bees. Tell me about the bears and the bulls.'

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

"So, what do you do for play?"

"The little engine that could... after taking advantage of family connections, a trust fund, working two years for free as an intern, and finally getting hired as an independent contractor."

'Let's hope the new norm means that less really is more.'

'I made a good grade in creative writing, but I didn't do very well in creative spelling.'

"In the current market, it's just more practical."

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

"C'mon people! All for me and me for me!"

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

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

'I'd like to challenge the test.'

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

Largest passenger aircraft ever built. "Why does it have to be so big?" "We had to make extra room for all the subsidy money."

"Dad, this is Wendy, she's going to re-negotiate my allowance!"

The burden of carrying the Euro.

"If CEO pay packets aren't a problem, why doesn't everyone get one?"

"So much for password protected."

'This graph may need some explaining...'

"Sure, money may be imaginary - but at least it's got everybody imagining it."

The Great Leap Forward

"When I grow up, I'm going to be a suit."

'I don't know about the ecosystem, but the economy seems to be on the upswing.'

'The good news is that we're making huge profits - the bad news is that we won't be getting a bailout.'

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

'Bedtime stories at the Browns'.'

"There may be a moral equivalent of war, but, by God, there is not moral equivalent of money."

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

'In the future, if we're a little late with your allowance, don't just automatically turn it over to a collection agency.'