I’ve been in ongoing “negotiations” with my 10-year-old daughter about whether she can have an Apple Watch, iPad, or iPhone. There is no quit in this child. When my wife and I say no to the watch, she pivots to the iPad. When we say no to the iPad, she asks for the phone. Around and around, we go.
Recently, after yet another Apple Watch request, I decided to have a little fun. I said, “We’re not buying you a watch, but how about some Apple stock instead?” Her reaction was about what you’d expect: arms crossed, eyes rolled. She asked, “What even is stock anyway?”
I explained that owning stock means owning a piece of the actual company. She told me that made no sense, reminded me it wouldn’t help her text her friends, and stomped off to her room.
Members of Strategic Wealth Partners (SWP) rolled up their sleeves and put on hairnets to pack meals for hungry children. Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) provides a fun and competitive way for people to serve those in need around the world. Volunteers form an assembly line that begins with scooping rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into a bag, weighing and sealing the bag, and then packing it in a box for shipment. Collectively, volunteers during this session packed 65 boxes of food that were sent to Malawi – this is the equivalent of feeding 39 children for a year!
FMSC offer several packing sessions per week in Libertyville, IL. The SWP team highly recommends taking your friends, family or coworkers to a session.
