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$0.25 Golf Balls
This summer Jackson started selling golf balls. He started selling them with the girls across the street, but they lost interest and Jackson continued to sell on his own. He and Todd would go out a few nights a week after the course was closed and look for balls around the ponds. They were usually pretty successful bringing home at least 20 balls each time. My dad volunteers as a ranger at a course once a week so he would find balls and bring them to Jackson as well. As the summer has gone on, Jackson has gotten pretty serious about his business. He would have Todd find out when the outings were and he would make sure to have all the balls washed and sorted for that morning. Aubrin and I have become very good at washing golf balls with a tooth brush. 
Jackson would then sort them by brand. Because we live next to the golf path, it has been easy for Jackson to pull his table and stock of balls right up to the edge of the path. I was amazed at how many golfers stopped and bought quite a few balls. Jackson isn't sure how to make change yet, so each ball was $0.25. Most people would buy 4 and just give him a dollar or would tell him to keep the change. The grand total for the summer has been ...$243!!!! That is a lot of money for a little guy! We asked him what he wanted to buy with his money. His response was, " I would love to have a mini fridge in my room so I can keep my juice, water and Gatorade in it. That way I don't have to come downstairs when I'm thirst." I told him that he could not have a mini fridge in his room until he goes away to college. I wasn't even going to consider it. Then he said, " Well, if I can make more money, do you think you could be a stay at home mom? I would give you all my money!" As I'm tearing up, " Oh honey, that is so sweet of you, but I'm not sure that $243 is going to keep me home and us all eating!" I love his big heart! So he settled on putting half in his savings account and the other half in his piggy bank at home. He already has a plan for next summer... sell basket of balls...we shall see!
This summer Jackson started selling golf balls. He started selling them with the girls across the street, but they lost interest and Jackson continued to sell on his own. He and Todd would go out a few nights a week after the course was closed and look for balls around the ponds. They were usually pretty successful bringing home at least 20 balls each time. My dad volunteers as a ranger at a course once a week so he would find balls and bring them to Jackson as well. As the summer has gone on, Jackson has gotten pretty serious about his business. He would have Todd find out when the outings were and he would make sure to have all the balls washed and sorted for that morning. Aubrin and I have become very good at washing golf balls with a tooth brush. 
Jackson would then sort them by brand. Because we live next to the golf path, it has been easy for Jackson to pull his table and stock of balls right up to the edge of the path. I was amazed at how many golfers stopped and bought quite a few balls. Jackson isn't sure how to make change yet, so each ball was $0.25. Most people would buy 4 and just give him a dollar or would tell him to keep the change. The grand total for the summer has been ...$243!!!! That is a lot of money for a little guy! We asked him what he wanted to buy with his money. His response was, " I would love to have a mini fridge in my room so I can keep my juice, water and Gatorade in it. That way I don't have to come downstairs when I'm thirst." I told him that he could not have a mini fridge in his room until he goes away to college. I wasn't even going to consider it. Then he said, " Well, if I can make more money, do you think you could be a stay at home mom? I would give you all my money!" As I'm tearing up, " Oh honey, that is so sweet of you, but I'm not sure that $243 is going to keep me home and us all eating!" I love his big heart! So he settled on putting half in his savings account and the other half in his piggy bank at home. He already has a plan for next summer... sell basket of balls...we shall see!
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