Episode 24: The Price Trick

Ahoy, crew! I grew apples! In MY garden! With MY seeds and MY water. Now I wanna sell them for 3 coins each! Sounds fair! You did all the work! But a captain came over and said: "You can't charge 3 coins. I say apples cost 1 coin. That's the rule!" Whaaaat? Did HE grow the apples? NO! Did HE water them? NO! Did HE do ANYTHING? NO! He just walked up and told me what to charge! That's the Price Trick! Someone who did ZERO work tells YOU what your work is worth! But I need 3 coins to buy more seeds! If I only get 1 coin, I can't grow more apples! And that's YOUR problem, not his! He gets cheap apples. You get stuck! Liberty Lesson: If YOU do the work, YOU decide what it's worth. Not some captain who did nothing! Jab: If you made a really cool drawing and wanted to trade it for 5 stickers, and someone said "No, that's only worth 1 sticker"—who's RIGHT? YOU! You made it! My apples, my price! His opinion doesn't matter! Quest: If someone tells you what your work is worth, ask: Did YOU do any of this work? No? Then shush! My work, my price! Liberty Pirates decide what their treasure is worth! #LibertyPirates #MyWorkMyPrice #FreeMarket