We originally bought this Jeep for Anthony's
birthday. At first he had fun driving it around the house but it didn't take
long before he lost interest. And to be honest I had times I would refuse to
charge it to keep him from driving into my legs. Today he was able to sell it
for $40. Normally he donates money he makes from his things to charity, but
he's decided to put it into his savings account. The most we do is help him,
posting the ad, and dealing with others. We don't dictate what the boys do with
their things, money made if they sell them later... after all, it belonged to
him. I don't get why some parents buy a kid a gift than later when sold take
the money. That is like giving a gift than taking it back.
Usually they choose to donate what they make to SPCA (their favorite
charity, thanks to commercials).
I warned when placing the ad that the Jeep's only issue was
the Spiderman stickers my son put in various places. Most parents have
"Goo Gone" on hand. That stuff comes in handy with stickers, gum, and
various other aspects.
I am glad that Anthony was able to achieve his goal (being ahead
of his brother with savings). He was only $20 behind his brother (exactly), and
now he'll be ahead. It was cute to watch him try and do extra chores, ask if he
can do things to earn more money... or even begging us to do a lemonade stand.
I wonder if this means he'll now have less ambition to
want to do more?
No comments:
Post a Comment