Would You Like to Make a Quick $1000?

Now that I have your attention, let me share with you where I got the idea for that title.

I heard something interesting the other day about some mothers in New York City who are paying professional organizers to get their children prepared to go to summer camp.

The “going rate” for these professional organizers is $250 per hour. According to one of the organizers, it usually takes about four hours to get the kids ready. After all, they just must have the proper soaps, shampoos, scented candles, sheets, etc.  Everything must be in place in order for the kids to have “all the comforts of home.”

So — if you can move to New York (or already live there), can qualify as a professional organizer, and want to help rich kids get ready for camp, you should be able to make $1,000 in just four hours.  If you could put in eight hours a day, that means you could make $10,000 in five-day work week.  That wouldn’t be a bad summer job, would it?

Here’s another idea.  What if we focused less on spending money on our kids and/or spending all of our time making money?

What if we focused more on spending time and making memories?

Sadly, during her later years, my mother-in-law lost her memory.  It is sad when that happens to anybody, but it was especially sad in her case.  I can still remember what she said repeatedly during the times when some or all of the members of the family were together.

We would be in the middle of doing something and we could count on her saying, “We’re making memories, aren’t we?” Believe me; those memories are worth more to me than any amount of money possibly could be.

I can also remember something my father told me when our children were still very young. He said, “Jim, you’re going to turn around twice and they’ll be asking for the car keys.”

It seems like it was only a year or so ago that he told me that, but I guess I’ve turned around more than twice. We now have a grandchild who is less than three years away from being old enough to get his license to drive.

Parents, I’ve learned from experience that you only have those children for a very, very short time. Please don’t just throw money at them.

Please do give to them. Give them your time and your heart. That kind of investment pays huge dividends in ways that cannot be deposited in any bank.

Click Here to Receive Every Blog Post via Email

Photo background credit:Images of Money on Creative Commons