Call me crazy, but I kind of think that when a person goes out to sell lemonade door-to-door, that person really ought to know a little bit about money first.  At the very least, a person should know which currency is worth more than which.

Yesterday my doorbell rang.  Four neighbor kids (two 7 year olds, a four year old and a 2 year old) were standing at the door with a cup full of money, and two cups of lemonade.  I was surprised to see them.  Apparently I haven’t chased them out of my yard enough to make them scared of me.

The seven year old girl asked if I wanted to buy some lemonade.  She started to tell me it was only a dollar when the seven year old boy interrupted and said it wasn’t.

Boy: It’s only a quarter. .. (Pauses then adds quickly) or a penny.

And I’m thinking, I would fire you as my businees partner if you cut my profits by one hundred percent, you should have let the lady talk.

Me: Okay.  I’ll see what I have.  (I bring back a dime and hand it to the lad)
Boy: Thanks

Then the seven year old girl shows her own lack of business sense by handing me a quarter.

Me: No, no, that’s okay.
Girl: No, it’s payback.

No, payback would be me taking all the coupons out of your parents SUnday paper in exchange for them leaving a big pile of garbage with a sign that says "FREE" in front of my lawn  when I am trying to sell my house.

Me: No, sweetie, a quarter is more than a dime.
Girl: Oh.

They then leave.  And quickly return with what looks like  a pre-used Dixie cup 2/3 full of Country Time.  Engineer says he doesn’t want it, so I hand it to Sugar who downs it.

Interesting. 

And all I have to say is, if my kids are going to be using the lemonade mix that I paid for with Charming’s my hard earned dollars, I want to see a return on my investment.  I need a business plan before I start handing them a pitcher and some cups.  Show me a little proof that you what you’re doing.  Show me that you at least know that 100 pennies makes a dollar and therefore a dollar for a cup is way better than a penny.