LITTLE UNCLE MONEY

Chapter 1 — free preview
Plus: The 1-Page Money-Talk Guide for Parents

Stop teaching kids to ask Can I have it?
Start teaching them to ask How can I have it?

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A note from Uncle Money

Hey — I'm Uncle Money.

I started my first business as a kid: a lawnmower, a free Saturday, and one idea — I can make this myself. Nobody handed it to me, and that's exactly why it felt so good.

Most kids grow up asking "Can I have it?" The kids who build things ask a better question: "How can I have it?" That one swap is the whole foundation — and it's where this book starts.

The free download PDF has the illustrated Chapter 1 preview (through the right question). Read it with your kid tonight. Then use the guide below.

— Uncle Money (a.k.a. Mathew McCoy)

Open the illustrated preview PDF →

Preview ends on the right question. Chapter 2 (paid book) is where he finds the answer — and earns his first dollar.

How to talk to your kid about money (without it being weird)

You don't need to be a finance expert. You need 4 questions and a notebook.

  1. Swap the question. When your kid says "Can I have it?", smile and ask: "How can I have it?" Let them think. The goal isn't no — it's how.
  2. Start a ledger (today). One notebook. Two columns: money IN, money OUT. Kids who write money down start to think about money. That's the whole game.
  3. Find one asset. Ask: "What do you already have that could earn?" A free Saturday. A bike. A skill. Uncle Money's first asset was a lawn and a morning.
  4. Build a board. Name two people they trust for honest money advice (you count). Tell them they're "in LUM mode" — taking money seriously.

The 4-step LUM System — Ledger → Assets → Board → Hustle — runs all the way through the book.

Ready for the rest of the story?

Little Uncle Money (Book 1) continues with the solution, the first earn, and the feeling that comes from making it yourself.

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