I wish I had one ounce of 11-year-old Luke Underwood’s
financial sense. When he was just seven, he convinced his father to buy a Happy
Meals toy collection for $350. Apparently, Luke had a precocious understanding that
there are rich people out there who collect everything.
And lo and behold, four years later, the collection—to which
Luke added over the years—has sold to various buyers for a total of $11,000. Although Luke never played with
the toys or even, in many cases, removed them from their original packaging, he
was sad to see the collection go. His parents persuaded him it was time to sell
when they couldn’t look anywhere in the house without seeing a Happy Meal toy.
Clearly not an impulsive kid, Luke plans to use his 11k to
buy and resell another collection, turning an even greater profit. If only the rest of us had been investing in Happy Meal toys instead of 401k's....
Photo: The Daily Mail
