A "Cash Kid" Dog Sitter.

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Want to meet another fellow "Cash Kid?" In today's episode, we'll meet George Cochran and learn how this Cash Kid started his own dog sitting business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A Cash Kid Dog Sitter

Hey you guys it’s Cash Kid here. Today, your going to hear from another fellow cash kid who started his own business at just 9-years old! He took a passion and turned it into making cash.

An interview with him, coming up. The Cash Kid Podcast is underway.

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Intro tease:

So you’ve got some cash. Maybe from an allowance, or that money your grandma gave you for your 7th birthday (Here you go sweetie.) Thanks grandma.

Whatever it is, what are you going to do with it? Spend it, hide it away… or maybe invest it? Let’s start learning how to make that money grow.

Time to learn how to be a cash kid. (cash register)

Joining me today is another fellow Cash kid, George Cochrane. George runs his own dog sitting business and is having quite the success. We are here to learn more about him and his business. That's why we consider him to be a cash kid. George, thank you for joining us on the show. First off, tell us a little bit about yourself.

George - I'm the oldest of four kids . They names are Billy, Johnny and Marianne. I was born in Vestavia, Alabama. And yeah, I've been running George's Pet Business for around three years now. We started around COVID, and we've only gone up from this point.

Cash Kid - What type of business are you running?

George - You probably got it from the name, but I run a pet sitting business where I only charge $10 a day. This idea helps customers who kind of probably want to save money for their trip and don't want to like, we charge like $100 a day for the vet and stuff like that, you know?

Cash Kid - So, what gave you the idea for this business and why did you feel it was a need that others would want?

George - I love dogs. I've wanted one for as long as I can remember. But right before COVID, it seemed like my family was not going to get one anytime soon. So I decided to create George’s Pet Business to be able to take care of something that you love and also be able to make a little money off of it. So, we started off charging only $5 a day, but we got so much more popular and so we started making it $10 a day. But still, that's a really big step down from the cost of the vet.

Cash Kid- So how did you get your first customers?

George - Oh, well, some of my mom's friends, they were going out of town and they had a lot of kids and so they'd probably have to spend a lot of money, meals and stuff and all the stuff you get on vacation and stuff. And they didn't want to waste their budget on going to the vet. And so my mom texted them and told them about George’s Pet Business.

Cash Kid - Okay, so how do you advertise your business?

George - So sometimes I'll go on like iMovie or Cap Cut and make like thirty second long ads and put them on Instagram.

Cash Kid - Yeah. So do you get help running your business?

George - Yes. Sometimes my siblings and my parents help play with or walk the dog in the early morning, but usually it's my parents who have to walk the dog at like the middle of the night. So, sometimes I'll give them some of the profit. My siblings don't care. They just love to play with dogs and stuff.

Cash Kid - So, um, where would you like to see this business go?

George - Oh, I would love to learn to, like, trained dogs and have, like, a training school and be able to charge, like, still, like, $20 a day to teach them how to sit and go to the bathroom outside and all that stuff.

Cash Kid - Yeah. So what brings you the greatest joy at running a business as a kid? Like taking care of animals, the money, etc.?

George - I love taking care of different breeds of dogs, and that's pretty much it. You know and earning money so I can save up for stuff.

Cash Kid - Yeah. What advice would you give other kids about how to start a business like this?

George -Yeah, this is important. Do not overprice anything. Trust me. If an adult is coming to you after trying to go to the vet and stuff it means she's burned out from spending so much money charge like $5 to $10 a day like I did. Trust me. Don't overprice it.

Cash Kid - Okay. What do you feel you've learned from a young age about running a business?

George - I think it's important to, like, know your customers and make them feel comfortable that they're, like, dropping their dog off at your house for, like, a week or so. Yeah. Just make your customer feel comfortable.

Cash Kid - How long would you like to keep doing this as a kid?

George - I mean, I just want to do it as long as I can because I had so much fun with it and we're still just growing and stuff, so we don't want to stop yet.

Cash Kid - Thanks George for joining us on the Cash Kid Podcast. And good luck growing your business and passion to take care of dogs.

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Well, there you have it. Another way a kid is making cash. Do you know a Cash Kid in your area? We’d love to feature them on the podcast. Write to us at [e-mail] to tell us about their business and we’ll feature them on a future episode.

That’s wraps up today’s episode. We have so much planned so stayed tuned. Cash Kid, out!

Disclaimer:

The information presented represents the views and opinions of the guests. This show does not intend to provide personal investment advice through this podcast. This content has been made for informational and educational purposes only. To make a full and informed investment decision, we advise you to speak with a financial advisor and for kids, definitely your parents first before investing.