Dr. Toby Potter shares investment basics with his three-year-old daughter Emersyn, explaining that bad investments lose money or skip proper research. He mentions the 70% ARV rule for evaluating deals, but keeps returning to the real lesson: happiness matters more than money.
Okay, who are we interviewing today? Papa T. Okay, and what else is Papa T?
Um, the whole Unshakeable Investor.
The whole Unshakeable Investor. Okay, and what is your name?
Emerson.
What is one thing that people waste money on?
Oh, Frivolous toys. I think most people are so worried about keeping up with the Joneses, keeping up with other people's expectations, that they're, they're so busy buying bigger houses, fancier cars, various things that aren't really setting them up for a financial stability, stabilization.
Emerson, what is one thing that Papa T should buy you?
A little house and a big house.
A little house. All right, Papa T, what would you buy if you had a million dollars?
What would I buy if I had a million dollars? Well, I would buy Emerson Dawn a big dollhouse, and I don't know what else I'd buy. What else would I— what else would we buy you?
Um, A little baby dollhouse.
A little baby dollhouse and a big dollhouse? So we have 2 dollhouses? What else? We got a million dollars. We got a lot of money to spend. What else can we buy?
I think another microphone.
This is your microphone.
Oh, how about we have 2 little microphones?
2 little microphones. Okay. All right. Next question, people.
All right.
Emmy, what is your favorite snack?
Um, my purple sticks.
Your purple PB&J sticks.
Your peanut butter and jelly sticks is your favorite snack? These ones you're eating right here. Let's show everybody what you're eating right here. See everybody, this is her PB&J sticks, right? And you're eating them right now while we're doing this interview, right?
Where—
what store did you get those from?
Um, from Hobby Lobby.
You bought those from Hobby Lobby? How old are you?
3.
3 years old. Wow. Go to Hobby Lobby to get your peanut butter and jelly snacks.
Yeah. Wow.
Sprouts.
Sprouts.
I don't want— I don't like the pink ones.
You don't like the pink ones? Why don't you like the pink ones?
These are better sticks. Oh, I like these sticks and I don't like I like these.
Okay.
All right. Papa T, can you tell us what a bad investment would be?
A bad investment is where you lose money. Now, that's a simple answer. A bad investment is where somebody doesn't do their homework. They don't check and make sure that their numbers are correct and that they fit inside the 70% ARV rule.
Emerson, can you spell your name for me?
Um, E-M-E-R-S-Y-N. Good job, Emerson! Yeah, yeah.
Um, How old is Papa T?
Um, how are you? Remember, I'm 60. He's 60.
60. When's Papa T's birthday?
And when is your birthday? July 27th.
When's your birthday?
April 5th again. I'm, I'm, I, I, I'm having another birthday.
Is it nap time?
Yes, of course it is.
Who's your favorite princess?
Um, Tangled.
Tangled. Who's Papa T's favorite princess? Who do you think?
Um, Cinderella.
Cinderella. Papa T, what's more important, money or happiness?
Happiness.
Why?
Happiness is a feeling, an emotion that money can't buy. Happiness is a lifestyle that we all strive to achieve, and I know a lot of people with a lot of money that are most miserable people in the world.
Emerson, what's more important to you, money or happiness?
Um, happiness.
Yeah.
Why happiness?
It's so simple.
It's simple.
It's so simple.
So simple.
Are you happy right now?
Yeah.
Why are you happy right now?
Because I got here.
Because you got here. Where are you right now? Where are you?
Recording myself.
Where?
Recording myself.
Recording yourself.
Oh, you're recording yourself. Good job.
Shake-A-Ball Ambassador.
Say it really loud.
Shake-A-Ball Ambassador. Yeah!
