Comments on: Teach important life skills http://www.frugalvillage.com/2010/08/18/teach-important-life-skills/ Frugal Living by Sara Noel Thu, 03 May 2012 03:23:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: cuteoldlady http://www.frugalvillage.com/2010/08/18/teach-important-life-skills/#comment-40108 cuteoldlady Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:46:50 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=4106#comment-40108 my kids are mostly grown now (22 y/o (m), 22 y/o (m), 21 y/o (f), & 17 y/o (f)) but growing up they knew I would not buy them candy, period. If they wanted it - they had to buy it. Somehow then that candy was not so important! But if they requested a special fruit or veggie for a snack, would get it in a heartbeat. Same for clothes, most was given or Goodwill etc, but when the boys got to a size where it was impossible to find jeans for and I would have to buy new, they would request specific name brand. I would tell them I know I can get x jeans for $15, the jeans you want are $35, I will give you the $15 for the jeans and you have to come up with the rest of the money. To earn money, they of course had their chores that had to be done no matter what, but there was ALWAYS fences to be mended, posts holes to be dug, rocks to be cleared etc. and it was not gender specific our youngest daughter was out there too digging the holes, repairing fences, or older daughter was welding gates and the sons were mending clothes or washing walls / floors. Whatever extra that needed to be done. Now that they are grown, I know they will be ok, they are not afraid of hard work, and they know the difference between "wants" and "needs". my kids are mostly grown now (22 y/o (m), 22 y/o (m), 21 y/o (f), & 17 y/o (f)) but growing up they knew I would not buy them candy, period. If they wanted it – they had to buy it. Somehow then that candy was not so important! But if they requested a special fruit or veggie for a snack, would get it in a heartbeat. Same for clothes, most was given or Goodwill etc, but when the boys got to a size where it was impossible to find jeans for and I would have to buy new, they would request specific name brand. I would tell them I know I can get x jeans for $15, the jeans you want are $35, I will give you the $15 for the jeans and you have to come up with the rest of the money. To earn money, they of course had their chores that had to be done no matter what, but there was ALWAYS fences to be mended, posts holes to be dug, rocks to be cleared etc. and it was not gender specific our youngest daughter was out there too digging the holes, repairing fences, or older daughter was welding gates and the sons were mending clothes or washing walls / floors. Whatever extra that needed to be done.

Now that they are grown, I know they will be ok, they are not afraid of hard work, and they know the difference between “wants” and “needs”.

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