So putting Mr. C to bed tonight, he laid out his career path for me.
Mr. C: You know that song I wrote for your birthday?
Me: Yes.
Mr. C: I’m going to record it and make millions!
Me: That’s great, what will you do with all that money?
Mr. C: What do you think I should do?
Me: Buy me a yacht and fund my early retirement.
Mr. C: Wrong. I’m going to use the money to write another song, record it, AND get the copywright on it so I can make EVEN MORE MILLIONS. What should I do with the money then?
Me: Buy me a yacht and fund my early retirement.
Mr. C: Wrong. Mom, you need to think this through.
Me: How so? What’s wrong with buying your mother a yacht and funding her early retirement?
Mr. C: You have to think about the future.
Me: Well, I am, hence the future early retirement upon my yacht.
Mr. C: No, think long term investments and smart buys.
Me: Okay, I’ll bite, like what?
Mr. C: Well, you want to save some for sure…but…you also want to buy things that will be valuable in the future.
Me: A yacht would be valuable.
Mr. C: Ok, Mom, you are so not getting a yacht.
Me: Ok, so what is valuable in the future and why?
Mr. C: (Thinking….) Well, Mom, video games so my kids can see what my life was like when I was a kid, that’s value right there.
Me: Sigh….
* The picture above is of Mr. C at about 6 months in 1998 when we were rolling large in the stock market. He is lucky now if we throw pennies at him. Also? One day I will be smart enough to figure out how to put this in PhotoShop with a cute comment…I am not that smart and today is just not the day.
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Love the photo of your little one. And you truly must have been rolling to trust him with those bills.
“You have to think about the future.” Where do they get this stuff? I think Mr. C needs his own blog.
I think so too Maggie. He is WAY SMARTER than me.
Tell him you would let him play video games ON the yacht. His kids could too. It’s like double the value.
Very cute picture! And yeah, you have to think of the FUTURE–not retirement. LOL
Does he need a job? Because I need a financial consultant in the worst way.
Ah, maybe his brilliant financial sense will make up for all the stock market tanking in the last decade!!
Actually, his forethought into investing in video games may actually be a better investment than the market. Scare-ee stuff out there. Your little one, as his six month self, is not only a cutie but he’s a wise little thing too.
Ahhh, the old baby-cash picture– classic!
And what Mr. C will find is that his kids, like all kids before them, will not give two sh*ts what life was like for their parents.
Sad but true.
I do like above-commentor Jim’s cross-pollination concept of playing video games while on the yacht…nice. Clean, elegant, all parties satisfied…kind of like going to a George Clooney action movie–a little something for everyone…..
Thanks for the good wishes for 7 of 8! We kind of like her!! ;o)
Blessings!
Love it. It’s great that he’s not going to sit on his laurels from just the one song – very motivated!