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Heck, I didn’t know you could make a buck selling Intellectual Property. This breaking news comes at a great time when my cash flow is at a low tide. Not being the brightest bulb in the box shouldn’t stop me from capitalizing on such a moneymaking scheme. So I’ve been thinking, who took my smarts? The answer’s so easy, it’s amazing most of you parents haven’t though of it. Yep, our kids!

So the way I figure it, I should send my three sons a bill for all the knowledge they’ve stiffed me for over the years. Stuff they use daily, including keen insight about life, love, plumbing repair, and embellishments. Just being able to tell a straight-faced white (or darker color) lie can reap them big dividends. Or being able to wipe out a red-ant pile with a can of gasoline – how can you put a price on that? I don’t recall providing any spreadsheet assistance, but I did help them with multiplication tables, and who can overestimate the important mathematics these days? (more…)