All weekend, I have been listening to the screams of eight children: Kool Aid! 25 cents!

Those kids seem to know a few secrets about business and money that we often forget.

They implement countless business techniques from location, location, location to commission-based selling without even knowing. I tell ya, those kids wouldn’t scream so loudly for so long to get customers if they were going to make a flat $5.15 no matter how much they shouted. They also know that every customer means direct profit—no middleman, no supplier expenses. Mom gives the sugar and mixture for free.

My neighborhood kids have all the advantage. But you know what? They’re not at any advantage over you and me. They’ve got all summer; we’ve got all our lives. They have nothing to lose; you have little to lose and lots of time to make up.

Maybe don’t go into the Kool Aid business—it’s saturated here! Though do go into business if you want an attempt at success. I’ve never heard a kid say, “Dang, I wish I didn’t spend all day selling Kool Aid when I could have drawn chalk pictures all day instead.”