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πŸ₯‡ The First Business I Ever Built

Lunch money capitalism, sticker equity, and financial independence at 7 years old.

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Hien Nguyen (Sailee Ivic)
Jun 15, 2025
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πŸ“ 2007. First Grade. Saigon. The economy was small, but my ambition was not.

Most kids spent their lunch money.

I didn't. Because I didn't need to.

🍜 The Setup

Every morning, my dad would take me to school and hand me 20,000 VND for lunch.

Back then, that was baller money for a first grader, enough for three noodle bowls, two drinks, one or two sticker she…

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