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4 To my son, Michael. Adelia Cellini Linecker What Color is Your Piggy Bank? Entrepreneurial Ideas for Self-Starting Kids Text 2004 Adelia Cellini Linecker Illustrations 2004 Sandra Lamb All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of Lobster Press. Published by Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street West, Suites C & D Montréal, Québec H3H 1C9 Tel. (514) Fax (514) Publisher: Alison Fripp Editors: Alison Fripp & Karen Li Graphic Design & Production: Tammy Desnoyers We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Cellini Linecker, Adelia, What color is your piggy bank? : entrepreneurial ideas for self-starting kids / Adelia Cellini Linecker. ISBN Money-making projects for children--juvenile literature. 2. Entrepreneurship--Juvenile literature. I. Title. HD62.5.C j650.1'2 C Printed and bound in Canada.

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...5 Part I - The World of Jobs Chapter 1 - Discover Your Talents and Interests Chapter 2 - Do You Have What it Takes?...25 Chapter 3 - Training Camp! Chapter 4 - New Twists on Traditional Jobs Part II - Setting Up Shop Chapter 5 - Making a Schedule Chapter 6 - Promoting Your Business Chapter 7 - Be a Pro! Chapter 8 - How Much Money Do You Need? Part III - Managing Your Money Chapter 9 - Four-Jar Method Chapter 10 - Saving: From Piggy Banks to Bank Accounts.. 97 Chapter 11 - Spending: Cha-ching! It s Mine! Chapter 12 - Investing: The Stock Market Chapter 13 - Charity and Volunteering Conclusion - If At First You Don t Succeed Glossary Appendix - Jobs in a Nutshell...135

7 INTRODUCTION MONEY. The root of all evil? Well it can be if you don t understand it properly.this book is going to help you learn how to earn money, save money and give money away (to charity) so that money works for you and not against you. How many times have you heard your parents say, Money doesn t just pop out of the ATM, you know. So where does it come from? Well, at your age, it comes from your parents who work hard to earn, save, and manage their money so they can provide for you and the rest of your family. In turn, you may earn an allowance for doing extra chores around the house, like washing the dishes or taking out the trash. But what if you think your allowance is not enough, or you don t get one at all? How else can you get money to buy the things you need and want, fun things like CDs, DVDs, computer games, cell phones and MP3 players? Now is the time to be creative and think outside the box. In other words, think of an idea that will earn you money. Be a young entrepreneur. 5

8 6 An entrepreneur is a person who creates, builds, and manages a business. It s a risky venture, one that s full of ups and downs, but in the end most successful entrepreneurs will tell you it s all worth it.you will have created a money-making job all your own, something that will interest and challenge you. And not only will you make some extra cash, you will also learn a lot about yourself, your desires, your skills, and your abilities. What Color is Your Piggy Bank? Entrepreneurial Ideas for Self-Starting Kids will guide you through all the steps to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Stuffed with tips, real-life stories, quizzes and an online connection to business starting templates, this book will show you, section by section, how to make and manage your money wisely. Part I The first step in creating your own work is to discover something that inspires you.what is inspiration? It is something that you are passionate about, interests you and makes you want to learn more. If you re passionate about your work, you ll not only earn money but you ll also enjoy your job.tap into your creativity. Use your imagination.this section will give you great tips on how to give your idea all the energy it needs to make it succeed. Part II Establishing and maintaining an organized operation will keep your business running smoothly and your sanity intact! Section Two will give you the basics on how to set up shop.

9 Find out how to avoid getting buried in paperwork, keep a schedule, promote your business, team up with a partner, make your own tools, and estimate the cost of having your own business. Part III With some thought and hard work (and a little luck!) you ll be earning enough cash to start thinking about how you can spend some of it, too.this section will teach you how to manage your money. It will offer tips on how to save, spend and invest your hard-earned cash. From piggy banks to bank accounts to the basics of the stock market, you ll learn how to make your money work for you! As well, you ll look at ways you can use your money to make a difference in other people s lives by giving to charities and causes you re passionate about. Truth be told, work is tough.you ll not only be required to invest a lot of your time and energy to get a business off the ground, but you ll also need a healthy dose of patience and persistence to make it keep working. So why be an entrepreneur at all? Many jobs that are hot today may become obsolete tomorrow.think of bank tellers, airplane pilots and phone operators.technology has replaced many of the functions that these jobs included.take typesetting. Long before desktop publishing came onto the scene, people manually put together newsletters, newspapers, and other publications.today, all that stuff is done on computers.those typesetters who were savvy enough early on to explore and 7

10 try out new ideas learned how to use desktop publishing. Those who didn t probably don t have a job today! Learning to run your own business will arm you with the tools you need to succeed for the rest of your life. Now that s a tall order, so don t expect it to be all fun and games. But do remember to celebrate your successes big and small! Take the first step now and discover the world of jobs that awaits you! 8

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