@@@@@We just like to teachI wish I could help 604
@@@@@We just like to teachI wish I could help you, but I really don't know how to make money
Mike and I turned and continued our clean up
"I know," said my dad"If you boys want to learn how to be rich, don't ask meTalk to your dad, Mike
"My dad?" asked Mike with a scrunched up face
"Yeah, your dad," repeated my dad with a smile"Your dad and I have the same banker, and he raves about your fatherHe's told me several times that your father is brilliant when it comes to making money
"My dad?" Mike asked again in disbelief"Then how come we don't have a nice car and a nice house like the rich kids at school?"
"A nice car and a nice house does not necessarily mean you're rich or you know how to make money," my dad replied"Jimmy's dad works for the sugar plantationHe's not much different from meHe works for a company, and I work for the governmentThe company buys the car for himThe sugar company is in financial trouble, and Jimmy's dad may soon have nothingYour dad is different MikeHe seems to be building an empire, and I suspect in a few years he will be a very rich man
With that, Mike and I got excited againWith new vigor, we began cleaning up the mess caused by our now defunct first businessAs we were cleaning, we made plans on how and when to talk to Mike's dadThe problem was that Mike's dad worked long hours and often did not come home until lateHis father owned warehouses, a construction company, a chain of stores, and three restaurantsIt was the restaurants that kept him out l
