Book for my 13 year old son

socrates

Was surprised when my 13 year old son came home with a book from the library called:

How to Read the Financial Pages

I asked him why he chose such an 'adult' book

His answer was:

"If I am going to run my own business - I need to know this stuff"

I admire his attitude BUT I think this book is way too advanced for him - possibly for me too.

My real question is - which book/books should I buy him that are more at his level - perhaps the 'dummy' books -

any ideas?

googler

socrates wrote: »

Was surprised when my 13 year old son came home with a book from the library called:

How to Read the Financial Pages

I asked him why he chose such an 'adult' book

His answer was:

"If I am going to run my own business - I need to know this stuff"

I admire his attitude BUT I think this book is way too advanced for him - possibly for me too.

My real question is - which book/books should I buy him that are more at his level - perhaps the 'dummy' books -

any ideas?

Rich Dad, Poor Dad series by Robert Kiyosaki (sp?)

I wish I'd been thinking that way when I was 13.

lizzie_dripping

This might be a little basic but it's a good starting point.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Show-Me-Money-Alvin-Hall/dp/140532189X/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316868531&sr=1-5

calypso_rhapsody

There is a financial guide for teenagers somewhere on the MSE site - more about personal finances than business ones i think but worth downloading

I'd also suggest some of the autobiographies of successful business people - Branson springs to mind (I enjoyed reading that one holiday) and i think some of the Dragons have written books too.

There are quite a few guides about starting your own business available to download from Business Link, the high street banks etc that might also be of interest to him ... can't recommend any in particular

atush

My son starte his own business at that age- buying sweets when we were home in the USA and then selling them on at a profit to his classmates (and the occasional teacher lol).

Don't ever think at 13 anything is too 'old for him- or you. Dont sell him short.

socrates

atush wrote: »

My son starte his own business at that age- buying sweets when we were home in the USA and then selling them on at a profit to his classmates (and the occasional teacher lol).

Don't ever think at 13 anything is too 'old for him- or you. Dont sell him short.

Not selling him short - this book is for degree students - he is only 13 - its too advanced for him at this stage

atush

Well, mine read books that were for adults at that age (as did I) so I guess we all have different ideas about what is too much.

I wouldn't push him by giving him adult/degree level books, but I wouldn't stop him if that is what he wanted to read either.

googler

socrates wrote: »

Not selling him short - this book is for degree students - he is only 13 - its too advanced for him at this stage

Buy him the others, leave them lying around, and if the degree-level book is too much for him, he'll drop it and naturally gravitate to the others.

googler

There's a couple of kids in our street have called at our door in the past, offered to wash the cars for us (they're maybe 6 or 7 years old, and can barely reach the tops of the windows, never mind wash the roof) and I've always politely declined.

Doorbell went 10 mins ago, and my OH comes back in, saying "It's the entrepeneurs. They're selling bookmarks tonight for 20p each".

So she goes into her handbag, all that's available is 50p, so announces "I'll get two, and they can keep the change"

After she's closed the door, I wander downstairs, and ask "What are they (the bookmarks) like, then?"



I tell you, there's two captains of industry for the future...... no books, no studying, and they can wring 50p out of us for two coloured pieces of paper.

Their parents should get the application forms for the next Junior Apprentice right now.

gadgetmind

If he's keen and bright, and it sounds like he is, picking through material well beyond his current level is no bad thing. He can read, and re-read, and read around, and learn, and keep learning.

Good on him.

Ilya_Ilyich

googler wrote: »

Rich Dad, Poor Dad series by Robert Kiyosaki (sp?)

I wish I'd been thinking that way when I was 13.

I'd be really wary of this it's essentially a fiction with some really questionable advice, could be dangerous to give to someone at an impressionable age.