Reagan & Charlie Mean Business
Real business lessons for ages 5 to 10, written for my kids and starring them.
Why I
wrote them
My dad taught me most of what I know about business riding along on his beverage routes outside Pittsburgh. Doing business with him is one of the great joys of my life, and I want the same with my kids.
So I wrote it down for them. Reagan and Charlie are the founders. Our dog Cola mostly eats the inventory. Each book teaches one real business lesson, and the math is right there on the page.
The books
Book 1
It's What You Keep
The kids sell out of lemonade and feel like millionaires, until Dad asks how much they kept. A first lesson in revenue, cost of goods and margin.
Book 2
Going Once, Going Twice!
A garage sale turns into a family auction when two neighbors want the same bike. Supply, demand and price, plus Dad's real bid chant.
Book 3
Pay Yourself First
The Bank of Dad opens. Saving first, compound growth and the Rule of 72.
Coming soonTen books in all, one lesson each: auctions, saving, partnerships, customers, loans, building a brand and hiring your first employee.
Inside
every book
Every book ends with a Founder's Corner: a glossary, the math, dinner-table questions with answers, a hands-on activity and a worksheet.
Two ways to help
Read one with your kids, then leave an honest review on Amazon. Reviews are how a new book gets found.
Run a bank, credit union, school or company? Ask about a "Presented by" edition with your logo inside the cover.
It's not what you sell. It's what you keep.