Comments on: Cure for the ‘gimmes’: Get it yourself http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/27/cure-for-the-gimmes-get-it-yourself/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:22:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristen http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/27/cure-for-the-gimmes-get-it-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-20122 Kristen Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:54:35 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/27/cure-for-the-gimmes-get-it-yourself/#comment-20122 To get my son away from the gimmees we had to teach him the value of money first. He was of the opinion that all we had to do was "go to the money machine" and get what we needed. LOL Once he got a better grasp on that, we started having him save for his wants. At first we would match half, but now he saves most if not all on his own. He bought his own Wii and PSP this way. He'll do chores, save his allowance, and occasionally ask me to sell something on Ebay for him. To get my son away from the gimmees we had to teach him the value of money first. He was of the opinion that all we had to do was “go to the money machine” and get what we needed. LOL
Once he got a better grasp on that, we started having him save for his wants. At first we would match half, but now he saves most if not all on his own. He bought his own Wii and PSP this way.

He’ll do chores, save his allowance, and occasionally ask me to sell something on Ebay for him.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/27/cure-for-the-gimmes-get-it-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-19888 Michelle Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:32:30 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/27/cure-for-the-gimmes-get-it-yourself/#comment-19888 My kids are at the gimme stage, but they're not horrible about it really. Usually I can tell them how unreasonable some of the things they want are or show them a way to get something less expensive. For example, the other day we went to a sporting goods store for new sneakers for Kathryn. We couldn't find a pair that fit her and that she liked. One pair she tried on was $40. So off we went to Payless. I was able to get TWO pairs of sneakers for her (neither of my kids wear anything but sneakers) and one for her sister for $40. The look on her face was priceless when I pointed it out to her. I've been doing Ebay off and on for years. I never thought of teaching them to help me with it or to do it on their own. I think I will show them how to do it (I often sell the toys they've outgrown and don't want any more) so that eventually they can do it on their own. Thanks for the great ideas! :-) Michelle My kids are at the gimme stage, but they’re not horrible about it really. Usually I can tell them how unreasonable some of the things they want are or show them a way to get something less expensive. For example, the other day we went to a sporting goods store for new sneakers for Kathryn. We couldn’t find a pair that fit her and that she liked. One pair she tried on was $40.

So off we went to Payless. I was able to get TWO pairs of sneakers for her (neither of my kids wear anything but sneakers) and one for her sister for $40. The look on her face was priceless when I pointed it out to her.

I’ve been doing Ebay off and on for years. I never thought of teaching them to help me with it or to do it on their own. I think I will show them how to do it (I often sell the toys they’ve outgrown and don’t want any more) so that eventually they can do it on their own.

Thanks for the great ideas! :-)

Michelle

]]> By: Amy http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/27/cure-for-the-gimmes-get-it-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-19879 Amy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:39:35 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/03/27/cure-for-the-gimmes-get-it-yourself/#comment-19879 Great ideas, Sara! I definitely will be taking many of these into consideration. The older my kids get, the closer they get to getting the gimmes. So far, we aren't there yet, but I can feel it looming on the horizon! Great ideas, Sara! I definitely will be taking many of these into consideration. The older my kids get, the closer they get to getting the gimmes. So far, we aren’t there yet, but I can feel it looming on the horizon!

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