My son is 10. I talked to him earlier in the winter about stockpiling some wood this winter to sell next year. I made him the SWEET deal that I would split he would stack and he could keep the money. We started today, got 2 ricks of wood put back, hoping for 4 or more to season all summer for sale in he fall. Right now people are getting $100/rick (face cord) seems like that will be a killer deal if energy costs continue to rise. The deal is he can use half of it to spend on whatever he wants, the other half gets put into a savings account for use at another time. I think it will be a good lesson for him He did great today stacking the wood. Mostly pecan and oak with a little black walnut.
Good deal. Teaching the value of hard work. Seems to lack in todays society. Hope it goes well for him. Keep up the great works guys!
Good life lessons there! Planning, Waiting, patience and saving. My BIL encourages his kids to give 10% to a charity or tithe.
My daughters giving to charity and presents for friends has diminished greatly when she got a job and it was her money!
My boys were same. Shortly after they started chasing girls, they realized the need to start getting extra money. monies for da honeys
I have heard that saying about 'giving till it hurts', but that doesn't paint a pretty picture for me. I would much rather 'give until it feels good'. With that perspective you will end up being even more generous. Just my experience.
Yeah just an expression. I did a poor job explaining it in writing. It certainly does feel good to give a homeless person a warm coat or every bit of cash in my pocket. I’ve more than enough to give. I may be considered poor by some standards but there are millions of people worldwide with so much less than me.
Same here. My parents never taught me to tithe. But they were somewhat giving. Especially if someone was on need. I try to make helping out those with a need a priority. Sometimes it's hard to find someone with a need I can help with. Tithing is automatic with me . If I can't make it with 90% I prolly ain't gonna with 100% either.
That’s awesome you’re getting your son involved like that. If I could offer a piece of advice, see if there is a way to sell smaller amounts. He will still be working hard but will see more money for his efforts (and yours as well)
I love this idea as well. I think I have just the spot for it. What is the ideal volume of wood for a self pay station and how much to charge?
