How can I become rich as a kid?
There are only two rules to becoming rich as a kid. Rule #1 buy or create assets. Rule #2 avoid liabilities. Assets are things that put money in your pocket and liabilities take it out. Buying a phone is a liability. It will cost you money each month for the service. Building an online business is an asset and something kids can do.

You will never become rich working a job. You will become rich by saving your money for purchasing and building assets. Here are assets that kids can create or buy to become rich.

1. Start an online business.
As a kid starting an online business is one of the best ways to become rich. EvanTubeHD makes over $1.6 million a year with his Youtube Channel. You can start a website or build a social media following on any of the social platforms. Learn how to make money with an online business here.

2. Invest in stocks.
As a kid, you can invest in stocks and mutual funds as long as your parents help you set it up. A cool app I found is called Stash. You can begin investing as little as $5 dollars. You must be 18 or older but that’s where your parents come in.

3. Start a real business.
When I started writing this I was going to say you can’t become rich by starting a lemonade stand. Well, that’s not true because I interviewed two kids who created a real business out of selling lemonade. They made enough money one summer to buy a car and they weren’t even old enough to drive it.

Instead of selling their lemonade in there front yard they sold frozen lemonade at community events and made bank. You can start a real business by mowing lawns, babysitting or pet sitting. You just have to run it like a real business.

4. Rent your stuff.
Have you ever wanted to buy a paddleboard or a kayak? Generally, something like this would be a liability, (something that takes money out of your pocket) however, if you rent your paddle board at the beach it becomes an asset. Do some research to learn what things you can rent. Then start saving your money or maybe you could get it as a birthday present.

5. Buy income producing tools.
There are tools and equipment that can allow you to make money. A few ideas would be a wire stripper, a Cricut, and a button maker. All of these tools can be used to make money. Once you have one of these tools you can basically print money by stripping wires from electricians, selling crafty vinyl cutouts and even custom buttons. Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos did that as a kid now his net worth is $840 million.

6. Build a shed.
A great way rich people make more money is by owning storage units. The problem is it costs a lot of money to buy or build storage units. However, because of this new website called Neighbor, you can build a shed in your backyard and rent it out! This is so cool. You could even rent out extra rooms in your house or your own closet and people will pay you to store their stuff.

7. Create your own products.
With crowdsourcing, you can create new cool products without the risk of creating something no one will buy. Simply come up with a new idea and put it up on any of the many crowdsourcing platforms like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. If people like your idea they can fund your project by pre-purchasing it.

Once you have enough assets that cover all your expenses you will officially be out of the rat race. The best part of starting as a kid is you have little to any expenses. If you want to become rich as a kid then buy and create assets.