[Mad Dawgg]

My daughter is currently sharing an apartment with 3 people near her campus, because it makes financial sense. She is working the summer and then will start classes again in the fall. (Only because if she takes classes in the summer they charge almost double for the same classes she can take in the fall) If she were working near home and had no roommates to share expenses it would make financial sense for her to live here. Our family has always been like this though. We never believed that a young adult had to immediately move out to be considered "doing it right" right is what makes sense for those involved.

But then we are a family of merchants and self starter business people. The kids worked in the various businesses because it's just the way it is done in my family. Many of us also have had jobs but we always have some form of business on the side as well.

My daughter grew up in my Father's carpet store. She is already exploring an internet business using youtube. And we have a huge commercial building that has several apartments in it and we live in one. There is ample room for her here so it is always available for her to use.

[Grams A]

Kudos to you for including your children in your business.

My mom owned a small women’s clothing store when I was growing up. My job, starting at age four, was to go through every rack and make sure things were in size order number from smallest to largest, colors of blouses were all arranged together, white first, then beige, pastels, navy and black, gather empty wire hangers and then take a small amount of string and tie them together in bunches of five. While doing all of this, I had to learn to spell the manufacturer and the color and count by fives. By the age of eight I was able to calculate the sales price and mark the new price on the ticket. Everything ended in .98 and we usually had 15% off so it was no easy task, particularly when there were no calculators and I had to use my head and fingers. We didn’t have kindergarten back then and when I started school in the first grade I could spell and do addition, subtraction and multiplication at the third grade level.

I still keep all my blouses and tee shirts in the same color order and separated by sleeve length. Some habits are just hard to break.

My kids and now my grandchildren all worked in my business and learned accounting, how to file, write a letter and read a balance sheet. Good practical things that they can use in real life.