think you can convince a teenager to retire early because they're still convinced that they're going to have an amazing job that they will love, and that they will always have time for it because they haven't thought about having kids of their own yet. I think it's better to mitigate the possible financial damage by teaching teenagers about how credit cards work, what inflation is, how to budget and save, and the beginnings of how to have your money make money for you. At the very least, they should be coming out of college with very little or no debt. That much they should be able to comprehend. Beyond that, I don't think they're really ready to consider retiring when they haven't even started a career. Me too! I would buy that book immediately for my 10-year old and begin chatting casually about it even at his young age. I mean this seriously and not as flattery. I hope that MMM will truly consider it. Free range (or at least pastured) meat is far less resource-intensive than CAFO meat, Mr. MMM! All those fossil fuels required for grain production, huge amounts of water that must be brought to arid environments, the destruction of ecosystems, soil depletion.... But I know you are trying to remedy this family's financial problems first and foremost. Don't YOU feel guilty for supporting local agriculture, though, even if it might cost a little more money. Oh yeah -- I agree that the free-range stuff is