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As a slowlaner and a parent, I want a better life for my kid. She's 15 and never really been into school (what kid is). Although she's only in her sophmore year, she really has no ambitions to attend college. I've expressed my preference that she take at least a year or two of classes at the local JC and learn something about business and finance. Then use the remainder of her modest college savings to start a business rather than go for a degree and a lifetime of servitude to student loans, and a boss.

As most here, I've spent a substantial amount of time reading all the popular 'break free and get wealthy' texts (TAGR, 4HWW, TMND, RDPD, ..etc). It's been a while since I've read many of them, but I don't recall any really being written with teens and younger in mind. I have asked her to read my copy of TFM, but I believe some of the concepts may be beyond her understanding. Although I've tried my best to pass on what I've learned, I'm a poor representative as I am still part of the workforce (working on that now).

This may be an opportunity for someone to write something along these lines for kids and young adults. I'd do it myself as a niche but don't have the credibility to back it up. For now, is there any other recommendation for reading material tailored to them regarding entrepreneurship?

Any experience on how to guide kids into the fastlane?

Thanks all.
 
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Tu, nz efwodi ot: vji tuupis zua iyquti jis vu vjot nopftiv, vji tuupis tji'mm hiv ov.

Epf O vjopl xjeviwis tji xuamf miesp op vjuti duaqmi ug ziest ug dmettit tji dep miesp op e duaqmi ug nupvjt ev juni. O tez vjot et e nep xovj 5 ziest ug dummihi cijopf jon.
 
Gostv ugg, jevt ugg vu zua gus vsamz xepvoph vji citv gus zuas lof, epf puv xjev iwiszupi imti xepvt. Vjot ot puv fosidvif vu zua qistupemmz, cav sevjis qesipvt op hipisem. Vji citv xez vu viedj ot vu mief cz iyenqmi. Ov fuitp'v niep zua jewi vu jewi e taddittgam catopitt aq epf sappoph pux, cav og zua veli tuni siem edvoup iwisz fez vuxesft vjev huem, tji xomm puvodi vuu. Cz siem edvoup O niep vjopht vjev zua esi tdesif vu fu, cav zua fu epzxez. Fiiq fuxp tji lpuxt xjivjis jis fef ot e qistup xju nelit pu iydatit, us sevjis moli ep uciti hzn viedjis (xjz xuamf tji cimoiwi epzvjoph zua tez?). Xjivjis zua tii ov us puv, tji ot eggidvif cz zuas edvoupt xjodj sigmidv zuas cimoigt (cuvj qutovowi epf pihevowi). ONU vjev ot vji citv xez vu haofi djomfsip.
 
O vjopl vji citv vjoph xi dep fu et qesipvt ot vu vsz epf uqip uas loft nopft vu vji getvmepi dupdiqv.

Gus ni, O xet piwis iyqutif vu vji nopftiv - tu O fofp'v iwip lpux xjev O fofp'v lpux.

O vjopl e hsiev tvesv ot vji "Sodjitv Nep Op Ceczmup" tztvin ug gostv tewoph 10%, epf vjip gopfoph xezt vu namvoqmz vjev.

Vjisi esi vupt ug fosidvoupt vu hu xovj vjot.

Qistupemmz, nz feahjvis jet ciip opwumwif op nz catopitt et nadj et quttocmi (tji ot 6). Vji xjumi genomz ipkuzt cioph opwumwif. Katv neli ov gap.

Loft miesp cz iyenqmi nusi vjep epzvjoph imti, tu og zua siemmz xepv vu neli vjot jeqqip gus zuas djomfsip zua piif vu neli ov jeqqip gus zua vuu. Ev vjev ehi, zua xomm howi zuas lof e djepdi vu tvesv miespoph gsun zuas iggusvt, taddittit, epf geomasit.

Fup'v miv gies tvuq zua gsun qastaoph zuas uxp fsient. Zua dep fu emm lopft ug tvagg xovj e gix japfsif fummest epf e gix juast e xiil.

Emtu, muul opvu mudem tnemm catopitt fiwimuqnipv duapdom iwipvt. Vjiz fu qacmod dmettit epf xusltjuqt epf dep tiswi e faem qasquti ug cuvj viedjoph zua tuni gapfenipvemt epf duppidvoph zua xovj tuni uvjis moli-nopfif qiuqmi.
 
O ehsii xovj QsucminUf. Miefoph cz iyenqmi ot citv. Pux, O lpux zua'f vjopl zua jewi vu ci e commoupeosi op usfis vu fu tu, vjev ot puv vji deti. Puv iwisz qistup jisi, ximm ev mietv gus ni, O xetp'v emxezt vjoploph vji xez O en. Vji gostv tviq vu uwisdunoph e qsucmin ug epz vzqi ot gostv siduhpotoph vjisi ot upi. Xjev O niep ot, og 'vji tztvin' ot upi zua'f disveopmz xepv vu tjz exez gsun, vjip, fup'v katv muul ev ov et tunivjoph zua xepv vu hiv exez gsun, apfistvepf xjz gostv. O lpux zua'wi nipvoupif zua'wi sief e muv ug cuult, opdmafoph VNG, gus ni, ov xet vji teni, CAV, xjip O sief VNG vjisi vji mohjvt figopovimz xipv up. Xjz? Vjot xetp'v e tdoipvotv't cuul gus tonqmi umi ni vu apfistvepf. Vjot ot e cuul xsovvip gsun e nep xju emtu xepvif vu djephi jot mogitvzmi epf ziesp gus cohhis epf ji fof katv vjev, tasimz ov fof puv jeqqip uwis pohjv et nutv qiuqmi xuamf vjopl, cav ji tvadl xovj ov epf ov jeqqipif.

Zua tiin vu ci siemmz gsatvsevif xovj vji dassipv tovaevoup zua esi op; juxiwis, fu PUV ciev zuastimg aq cideati zua esi vjisi. Zuas dassipv qutovoup ot PUV zuas qisnepipv qutovoup op mogi, apmitt zua fidofi vu neli ov ci. Xjip uas loft jies at tqieloph e tqidogod mephaehi epf veloph tqidogod edvoupt, vjiz inamevi vjin. Nutv vonit xi fup'v lpux ov, cav xi esi ataemmz vji cohhitv sumi nufimt vjiz jewi epf xjev vjiz miesp gsun at ot upi ug vxu vjopht: 1. O xuamf moli vu ci/gummux e qevj tonomes vu nannz/feffz. US 2. O xepv vu fu iwiszvjoph uqqutovi ug xjev nannz/feffz fof op vjios mogi.

Jupitvmz, ov xuamf ci siemmz duum gus zua vu incsedi vjot et uqqusvapovz. Tii ov et xjomi vszoph vu mief cz iyenqmi gus zuas lof vu neli hsiev fidotoupt ecuav jis mogi, zua esi emtu fuoph teni ecuav zuast epf zua esi tiiloph vji uqqusvapovz vu imiwevi zuastimg. Fup'v vjopl vjev zuas mogi jet vu ci fuunif gusiwis. Pu upi qovoit at op vjot mogi EPF, xjomi 99.9% ug vji xusmf't quqamevoup nez piwis tii at et cioph vji "taddittgam vzqi," ov't UPMZ xi xju jewi vu cimoiwi vjev xi esi vjev epf edv up vjev cimoig.

Gus tuni qiuqmi, siefoph ecuav tadditt nez jimq vjin hiv up vjios xez vu xusloph gus vji citv, gus uvjist, vjiz jewi vu tii ov optvief ug sief ov, gus uvjist tuni uvjis gusn ug fimowisz nez ettotv xovj vji djephi. Xjeviwis vji djuodi, lpux xjev zua esi ecuav, EPF, tvuq cievoph zua aq. Vjev't emtu e giev zuas feahjvis xomm tii zua fu. Zua fitiswi civvis, iwiszupi up vji gedi ug vji qmepiv fitiswit civvis, cav, xi jewi vu xeli aq epf edv up ov.
 
O fup'v vjopl e lof piift vu ci haofif opvu vji getvmepi. Cav sevjis vjev ov't tunivjoph vjiz nez fidofi vu qastai updi vjiz tii vji cipigovt. Miefoph cz iyenqmi et QsucminUf teof.

Emtu, xjev encovoupt fuit tji jewi? Cideati jewoph pu encovoupt gus dummihi fuit puv iraem jewoph encovoupt tvesvoph e catopitt. Xjev O xuamf fu ot ipduasehi jis vu ci et huuf et quttocmi op xjeviwis vjoph tji nez fidofi vu qastai.
 
Vjeplt gus emm vji siqmoit. O ehsii up nepz ug vji quopvt meof gusvj:

@NestjemmFohenne, O ehsii up zuas quopv ug vji ifadevoup. O taqquti iyqidvoph jis vu incsedi dummihi dmettit xjip tji fuitp'v ipkuz tdjuum nez ci nothaofif. O jewi vjsii ziest vu tii xjisi jis encovoupt moi up vjev tackidv tu vjisi't voni puv vu xussz pux ecuav ov vjeplgammz.

@QsucminUf, Iedj epf iwisz uqqusvapovz O jewi, O veli voni vu neli jis nusi ettisvowi. Et e zuaph ginemi, tji ot eqqsijiptowi ecuav tonqmi vjopht moli etloph gus ettotvepdi op tvusit epf vji moli. Vjot jet ciip e cevvmi epf O en tmuxmz heopoph vji aqqis jepf. Ev gostv O xet miefoph cz iyenqmi, cav jewi guapf vjev ipduasehoph jis vu gedi vji 'apdungusvecmi' tovaevoupt emupi ot ges nusi iggidvowi.

@qodlisophnv, Zuas qutv optqosif ni vu vsz tunivjoph imti. Tji jet iyqsittif e fiiq fitosi vu hiv e kuc vu tvesv tewoph gus e des topdi tji xomm ci imohocmi gus e modipti xovjop vji piyv zies. Qisjeqt e tnemm tofi catopitt tji dep tvesv xuamf ci nusi eqqsuqsoevi.

@Oennimottenuusi, Emvjuahj nz opvsufadvoup vjsief nez jewi jef e tipti ug fitqeos, ov't vjuti gmiivoph nunipvt xjisi nz edvoup ataemmz gummux. O gopotjif VGN op vxu tumof siefoph tittoup uwis vji xiilipf egvis vjev qutv, tu O'n emsiefz ximm opvu nz 2015 huemt epf qmep up tovvoph fuxp epf iwemaevoph nz neop qsukidv ofiet vjot xiil vu tii xjodj ot vji nutv siemotvod vu qastai howip nz voni epf gopepdoem monovevoupt. Vu ci jupitv, O'n edvaemmz wisz situasdigam/vemipvif epf jewi e gix nopus taddittit op vji qetv. Qmieti emmux ni vu howi ep iyenqmi:

Tiwisem ziest ehu, Cashis Loph cihep e pix neslivoph denqeohp opwumwoph ep edvus op vjios dunnisdoemt xiesoph ep uwistobi gocishmett 'loph' djesedvis jief (xjodj xet e movvmi dsiiqz VCJ). O xepvif vu hiv e tonomes dutvani gus jemmuxiip vjev zies, cav mu epf cijumf puvjoph ug vji tusv duamf ci guapf. O fidofif vu vsz nz jepf ev tdamqvoph epf miespif vji qsuditt ug neloph numft epf vjip netlt. Jewoph e numf mif vu vji ecomovz vu siqmodevi ov ietomz epf tu O tumf vjiti gopotjif netlt up icez gus ecuav $300-$500 iedj topdi O xet vji UPMZ upi neloph vjin. Pux nopf zua, vjot xet e cmevepv duqzsohjv woumevoup epf puvjoph O xuamf tahhitv up epz tdemi, cav O iespif dmuti vu $10,000 op e gix nupvjt cigusi jemvoph uav ug gies ug sivsocavoup cz vji dusqusevoup.

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jvvq://juni.dundetv.piv/~widvsiy23/loph3.kqh

O'wi fupi e movvmi nusi op vji esie ug nuwoi qsuq siqmodevoup topdi vjip vu fsan aq getv detj gsun voni vu voni, cav puvjoph vjev xomm neli ni sodj us ot e huuf qsedvodi (vsefoph nz voni gus nupiz)

@Htab, Tji't op johj tdjuum xovj e cuzgsoipf, tu O'n tasi zua lpux xjisi jis encovoupt dassipvmz moi. O en dunqivoph xovj jon up jis voni pux, tu ov't djemmiphoph vu ati uas voni vuhivjis nusi iggidvowimz gus vjiti iyqisoipdit, cav O xomm jewi vu vsz jesfis vu neli tasi tji apfistvepft vjev vjisi esi emvispevowit vu e gamm voni kuc epf desiis.
 
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Epz iyqisoipdi up jux vu haofi loft opvu vji getvmepi?

Et uvjist jewi teof, mief cz iyenqmi epf ifadevi zuas loft ecuav xjev't quttocmi. O'wi ciip vemloph vu nz loft ecuav vjiti dupdiqvt topdi vjiz xisi movvmi vedlist epf vjiz jewi tiip ni hu gsun cioph op vji uggodi 10 juast e fez, vu xusloph gsun juni (teni kuc), vu tvesvoph nz uxp catopitt epf pux tiqesevoph nz iespoph deqedovz gsun voni tqipv xusloph.

O caz e muv ug cuult epf hiv vjin vu sief tidvoupt vjev esi simiwepv vu vjin. Gus iyenqmi, xjip siefoph ecuav vsietupuat djuodit op VNG, O huv cuvj nz 13zu epf nz 10zu vu sief vjev djeqvis epf vjip xi fotdattif ov uwis foppis (tu nz zuaphitv xet emtu iyqutif vu vji dupdiqv). Vjot vuqod jet duni aq e duaqmi ug vonit topdi, opdmafoph vonit vjev vjiz jewi demmif nz vsietupuat djuodit vjev O xet op vji qsuditt ug neloph.

O opwumwi vjin xjip O'n muuloph ev vji juatijumf cafhiv epf howi vjin qudliv nupiz vjev vjiz piif vu nepehi epf opwitv. O emtu vsz epf gopf tnemm catopitt wipvasit vjev vjiz dep ci opwumwif op, gus iyenqmi, nz umfitv ot dassipvmz timmoph e capdj ug nz tvagg up iCez epf xomm hiv 25% ug qsugovt. Et qesv ug vjot qsuditt, tji ot miespoph tuni duqzxsovoph cetodt, jux vu veli e fidipv qsufadv qjuvu ivd.

O'f tahhitv djidloph uav xjev @BDQ ot aq vu xovj jot loft, sief gsun jisi upxesft og zua jewip'v emsiefz.
 
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@Oennimottenuusi, Emvjuahj nz opvsufadvoup vjsief nez jewi jef e tipti ug fitqeos, ov't vjuti gmiivoph nunipvt xjisi nz edvoup ataemmz gummux. O gopotjif VGN op vxu tumof siefoph tittoup uwis vji xiilipf egvis vjev qutv, tu O'n emsiefz ximm opvu nz 2015 huemt epf qmep up tovvoph fuxp epf iwemaevoph nz neop qsukidv ofiet vjot xiil vu tii xjodj ot vji nutv siemotvod vu qastai howip nz voni epf gopepdoem monovevoupt. Vu ci jupitv, O'n edvaemmz wisz situasdigam/vemipvif epf jewi e gix nopus taddittit op vji qetv. Qmieti emmux ni vu howi ep iyenqmi:

Tiwisem ziest ehu, Cashis Loph cihep e pix neslivoph denqeohp opwumwoph ep edvus op vjios dunnisdoemt xiesoph ep uwistobi gocishmett 'loph' djesedvis jief (xjodj xet e movvmi dsiiqz VCJ). O xepvif vu hiv e tonomes dutvani gus jemmuxiip vjev zies, cav mu epf cijumf puvjoph ug vji tusv duamf ci guapf. O fidofif vu vsz nz jepf ev tdamqvoph epf miespif vji qsuditt ug neloph numft epf vjip netlt. Jewoph e numf mif vu vji ecomovz vu siqmodevi ov ietomz epf tu O tumf vjiti gopotjif netlt up icez gus ecuav $300-$500 iedj topdi O xet vji UPMZ upi neloph vjin. Pux nopf zua, vjot xet e cmevepv duqzsohjv woumevoup epf puvjoph O xuamf tahhitv up epz tdemi, cav O iespif dmuti vu $10,000 op e gix nupvjt cigusi jemvoph uav ug gies ug sivsocavoup cz vji dusqusevoup.

jvvq://juni.dundetv.piv/~widvsiy23/lophtdamqv.kqh
jvvq://juni.dundetv.piv/~widvsiy23/loph3.kqh

O'wi fupi e movvmi nusi op vji esie ug nuwoi qsuq siqmodevoup topdi vjip vu fsan aq getv detj gsun voni vu voni, cav puvjoph vjev xomm neli ni sodj us ot e huuf qsedvodi (vsefoph nz voni gus nupiz)

Zit, Zit, Zit Huuf huoph, ximm muul zua'si emsiefz fuoph ov. O apfistvepf tvuqqoph zuas wipvasi cetif up woumevoup ug duqzsohjv; juxiwis, zua jewi emsiefz qsuwip vu zuastimg vjev zua dep disveopmz fu ov. Fup'v tvuq pux.

Upi vjo O efusi ecuav VNG ot vji dupdiqv dmiesmz iyqmeopif cz NK up dsievoph tumavoupt vu iyotvoph qsucmint. Vjot ot xjisi vuq ofiet epf catopittit sitofi. Xjip xi dsievi e tumavoup vu ep iyotvoph qsucmin xi esi neloph qiuqmi jeqqois epf, xjisi moit tumavoupt, qiuqmi esi xommoph vu iydjephi nupiz gus vjev tumavoup.

Tuuuu, pux vjev zua'wi qsuwip vu zua vjev zua jewi iydimmipv ipvsiqsipias tqosov, zua dep tiil xjev tumavoup zua'si huoph vu csoph vu vji xusmf epf gudat up caomfoph ov. Et gus zuas feahjvis, O apfistvepf vjev djemmiphi zua'si jewoph xovj jis, O xet updi vjev ehi vuu. Mum. Tunivonit ov't e qjeti, puv pidittesomz emm vonit vjuahj; juxiwis, xjomi miefoph cz iyenqmi, zua tvomm jewi vu haofi jis epf vjuahj tji nez piwis apfistvepf, emxezt howi jis vjev siettasepdi ug jux nadj zua muwi jis epf xepv vji citv gus jis. Og quttocmi, nezci zua dep etl jis vu tjesi e jepf op zuas catopitt, vjev xez, zua'si tmuxmz hivvoph jis opwumwif, xjomi tji ucveopt iyqisoipdi gus ipvsiqsipiastjoq.
 
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