He makes his dad proud

**FROSTY:Me** · 8th March 2008, 21:22

Wanna see MOTIVATED???
My 12 year old wants a "propper MX bike"
I told him Ok you save up half and we'll sell ya old bike. I'll spot ya the rest.
Well he be a determined lil bugger

He's done a leaflet drop in the local letterboxes.

--Hi My name is Speedy Kid-- I love mowing lawns.
Im 12 years old and a reliable worker.
I would love to mow your lawns for you.
YOU provide the mower and petrol and I will do the rest.
-Goes into details of rates etc.
Then his contact details.
dang makes me proud

**Zuki Bandit** · 8th March 2008, 21:26

Sounds like a good keen lad. Good to know there are kids out that are willing to get out there and work at their goals!

**98tls** · 8th March 2008, 21:27

Seems you have done a good job.so far so good eh.

**owner** · 8th March 2008, 21:28

Good on the little bugger!, most important thing I ever learned from pops work your ass off and you get rewarded with f all but f all is better than nothing. (Herald van boy from 12 to 17yrs old 4am to 7am then off to school for a sleep)

**toebug** · 8th March 2008, 22:08

good on him! make the boy work for it!

**jimbo600** · 8th March 2008, 22:38

Good stuff. Here in Porirua we get "if you want your pet back give us some fucking money"

**FROSTY:Me** · 8th March 2008, 22:40

Originally Posted by jimbo600

Good stuff. Here in Porirua we get "if you want your pet back give us some fucking money"

Yea--west auckland can be like that too

**Mully** · 8th March 2008, 22:59

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Yea--west auckland can be like that too

Oi!!

Good on the Sprog mate. Good lesson to teach him. If only some others could learn that......

**Boob Johnson** · 9th March 2008, 00:37

Nice one, love to see the kids givin it a crack. If the lads wants to add a feather to his bow & extend his business opportunities tell him to try this also, it's what I used to do when I was a young fella....

Grabbed my (push) go kart, a bucket, a sponge & the sunlight from under the sink, go round the local area asking if I could wash cars/bikes.

Now here's the trick.....I told them that they could decide how much they paid me, that way I got the business almost every time as the greed factor clicks in but by the time you are finished they would soften up again & pay you decent coin as they couldn't rip off a lil kid. Worked real well for me, I made heaps of money from that lil venture. Strangely enough I went on to a very prosperous career in the sales industry

**BiK3RChiK** · 9th March 2008, 02:04

Awesome, Frosty! Sounds like you have a real go-getter there! My kids are the same, so I know what you mean by feeling proud

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**sugilite:Me** · 9th March 2008, 08:19

Originally Posted by jimbo600

Good stuff. Here in Porirua we get "if you want your pet back give us some fucking money"

Don't tell me, you live in Porirua when the bad shit happens, and in Whitby when the good shit goes down

Great stuff Frosty, he has a great future ahead of him!!!

**yungatart** · 9th March 2008, 08:29

Fantastic!
That young fella will learn so much doing it that way..the value of money, the value of work, you get out what you put inand a whole host of other good stuff!
No wonder you are proud, you have every reason to be!

**Donor** · 9th March 2008, 10:05

Good on the munchikin!

He could always pop down here and do my front lawn - though there is a slight chance he may get lost, it's kinda been a while since last mow...

Then again, I probably wouldn't be able to afford him anyhoo, I suspect the state of my greenery would probably put me in the top bracket!