I Earned My First 10¢!!

Yes, I literally earned my first 10¢.

When I was 7 years old.

I sold a bookmark to a classmate. I could still remember how it went.

I had some bookmarks and I put them in a photo album and showed it to her. I asked her if she wanted to buy and she chose one, which was priced at 10¢.

That was how I made my first income. However, I could not remember how many more I sold.

One day, not long after I started selling bookmarks in school, we had a pretend play at home. With my mother and my sister.

My mother was to wash our hair like a hairdresser at the salon. After she washed my hair, I had to pay her. I could still roughly remember the conversation was about paying her and that we didn't have real money to pay her. That was when I said: But I have real money to pay you!

And I told them how I got the money by selling bookmarks.

My mom shook her head and said: I don't think you should do that. Please stop doing it.

So, I had to stop doing it.

That was my first business experience.

A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD...

When I was in Standard 5 and 6,

I sold name cards and stickers at school. For that, I did not earn cash. Instead, if I remembered correctly, I only earned two sets for cards if I was able to sell 10 sets of cards. Same for the stickers.

I remembered my dad accompanied me to the post office to buy money order. That was the beginning of my long term relationship with the post office. I would go there very often to buy money orders or buy stamps because I started having pen pals and wrote letters very frequently.

EVENTUALLY,

When I entered secondary school, I didn't have time to think about money making.

I was busy with other activities like recorder practice for competitions, dancing for school concerts, making pen pals and writing poems.

THROUGHOUT COLLEGE AND BEYOND

Uni days, somewhere in the 90s: I can't recall the event.
Here, I was a member of the Foreign Student's Association.
We sold international food.

I took part in selling activities for a few CLUBS and ASSOCIATIONS.

I had a LOVE-HATE relationship with SALES AND MARKETING.

Had a few invaluable experiences in this field, including selling at the night market and doing imports.

With so much to accomplish in life, I have put this "part" of my life on hold. Trying to pursue a different passion.

Would I revert back to this one day?

Only time will tell.

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