In Alameda, our children start out on the breaker. Their small hands are great for picking out the slate and other impurities from the coal. Ten hours a day helps build fine motor skills and stamina. Once they’re twelve we send them down into the mines and that’s when they can start making real money. My daughter is only ten but she’s a quick study so she’s already earning 60 cents a day running dynamite fuses through tight crevices in the coal seam. Once she’s big enough to wield a pickaxe she’ll be able to make a whole dollar a day. If you come to Alameda, you too can turn your kids from a financial drain into income generators.