Adults Are Opening Lemonade Stands To Make Extra Money
How can you tell that the economy is rough shape? When you see adults starting their own lemonade stands as a side hustle to make extra money.
Traditionally lemonade stands were the sole business venture of kids that were typically under 10 years old looking for something to do on a hot summer day and of course to make some money.
It takes a very tough person to pass by a kid’s lemonade stand. Usually the kids are trying desperately to get your attention in the hopes that you will stop by for a cheap refreshing cup of the sugary stuff that comes from a powder package of some sort. More often than not you can’t finish it because you can feel your teeth zing and know that a cavity is just around the corner.
You more often than not pull over out of guilt and not wanting to disappoint these young enterprising kids who have set up their stand and are so eager to pour you a cup for a buck or less. Although these days you might expect to be charged a couple of bucks instead.
Would you stop at an Adult Lemonade Stand?
There’s a new report in the “Washington Post” about how adults are creating lemonade stands to run as side-hustles to pay off their student loan debt.
It’s funny to imagine 20- or 30-somethings taking a break from gig work and hawking lemonade to compete with the eight-year-olds down the street . . . but that’s not QUITE what’s happening.
These “lemonade stands” are almost like food trucks, where the business owners are investing in equipment . . . and menus that involve multiple different flavors, syrups, and styles of lemonade.
And that’s all priced in. One of the lemonade stands they profiled was charging $8.00 a drink and for that you might expect it to freshly squeezed and worth the price.
On the other hand, if you pass by and don’t stop at an adult lemonade stand, you won’t feel as guilty as you would if it were just enterprising kids.
(MSN)
