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My parents own a small outdoor sporting goods retail store -- Deak’s Fur Company in Staunton, Indiana. While growing up, I and my three younger siblings helped out regularly by taking deposits to the bank, going to the post office, stocking shelves, taking inventory, cleaning, and helping to order merchandise. We received a monthly allowance for our contributions at the store and for helping out at home.

When I was a pre-teen in the early 1990s, my dad taught me the double-entry accounting system and gave me responsibility for the general ledger. I posted invoices and receipts and balanced the accounts.

At the time, I hated having the responsibility. I procrastinated and waited until the last day to do my job.

Looking back, I see how wise it was to have responsibility while growing up.

Having this job taught me: where money comes from and where it goes; to appreciate the money the store brought to our family; how the business world works; responsibility; self-discipline; and a sense of independence and entrepreneurship.

I became an entrepreneur. I was always working on a money-making project. For example, when my pet guinea pigs had a litter, I’d sell them to the local pet shop. Today, I’m employed full-time and I moonlight as a marketing consultant. My husband and I own a property management group.

Susan Conyers Daleville Indiana

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