Jimmy Carterās Family Banked in Pennies, Bet on Moon Pies
Chip Carter, Jimmy's less famous but equally committed son, learned not to retireābecause Dad didn't even hit the brakes till 94, lived to 100, and made 10-cent-an-hour chores sound like a startup wage scheme. Back in the Carter era, a Coke and a Moon Pie cost 10 cents, which doubles as both nostalgic candy and economic lesson. Chip took up the mantle, leading Habitat for Humanityās 39th Annual Work Project in 2025, building 25 homes with a thousand volunteers, many retired or at least pretending they aren't just out of FOMO for volunteering. His wife wonders why heās grinning like he just beat a 20-year breakfast debate with Dad, who mastered arguing both sides for decades. The Carters' secret sauce? Hammering out politics with baseball talk and a legacy so wholesome even the neighborhoods come with free eye-rolls.
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Only the Carter family could turn a penny-per-year chore into capitalism lessons and non-retirement into a century-long gig. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still googling 'how to pretend you want to volunteer' this weekend.
Jimmy Carter paying his kids 10 cents an hour for chores sounds like the worst gig economy job ever, but at least you got a Moon Pie. Fast forward to today, and his sonās outbuilding houses while weāre still outbuilding excuses.
If arguing both sides for 15-20 years was an Olympic sport, Jimmy Carter would have more medals than Michael Phelps. Chip's just trying to beat his dad at a habitat build while Iām busy debating if I should change out of pajamas.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/3/2025 | Author: Kelly Burch
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