July 08, 2003

Children's dreams of money

I just saw a link saying, Kids: How would you act as a millionaire?

It reminded me of an exchange with my youngest brother when he was around 7 years old. We were discussing driving, and how he would probably be pretty old by the time our parents let him get his license. He informed me that it didn't matter too much - he was going to be rich.

So, I assumed that he was about to bust out with how he was going to have a personal chauffeur. But, instead, he busted out with how he was going to take the bus everywhere.

I guess to him it seemed like a very Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous thing to do.

Posted by Shokufeh at July 8, 2003 04:13 PM
Comments

When I was a kid, I thought the hallmark of being rich would be to have a roller coaster, or some other amusement-park transportation (a la Silver Spoons), at home. If someone was rich but DIDN'T have a roller coaster, I couldn't understand why -- I thought EVERYONE wanted one.

Posted by: +mojan. at July 9, 2003 09:35 AM

That's hilarious, Mojan. My associations with money had to do with houses, too, but more along the lines of dumbwaiters and bay windows. I really used to drool over floor plans as a youngster.

Posted by: shokufeh at July 14, 2003 11:51 AM