Comments on: It all started with a piggy bank… http://ridingwithnohands.com/piggy-bank/ Product Reviews, Giveaways, and Personal Anecdotes Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:39:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary http://ridingwithnohands.com/piggy-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-6804 Mary Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:22:30 +0000 http://ridingwithnohands.com/?p=239#comment-6804 Good article! With Sarita...i didn't deal with money until she was about 6-7. When she was sent $ before then , i told her we put half in bank for Vet school (which she has said since 3..and still does...that she wants to go to). She was happy. For some reason , she didn't want 'things'...then. It is different at age 13, of course!. Sarita is just a worker...has been since she was born. For her, work was fun, not "work". I left it alone...as that is the foundation for financial and personal success...that is for sure. I even remember when she was five...there had been a snow storm in Ruidoso, NM and we were visiting friends who had cabin in mountains. We lived nearby. Sarita went out to our guests' deck and spent 1 hour alone, shoveling snow off deck with huge scoop (much bigger than she was). my friends were so impressed they offered to pay her .50--two quarters. She looked at the money in disbelief. She couldn't comprehend that you get money for having fun. She had always watched and helped us shovel snow... But this didn't begin the capitalism...it wasn't until she was 7 years old that she even showed any interest in money--at all!. And then i decided (because i rarely had change on hand) to issue tickets for chores. She loved this. It reminded her of fun..of going to the rare carnival or circus...of NM State Fair. I went into Office Depot and purchased a roll of tickets in hot pink. One ticket = .25 cents. She loved cashing out her tickets. For me, it took the edge of the captialistic approach to child rearing and yet still adressed the reality of teaching children about money and that related responsibility. Worked for us. Sarita still loves the tickets...they are just worth more. Better than a hand written i.o. u. and she keeps in a clear jar..so she can clearly see when she has a good amount. Another true confession (i.e. source of Mom's pride!). When Sarita was 4 years old, a landscape client of mine in Ruidoso..gave me a 100. gift certificate to cute children's boutique in Ruidoso...for Sarita. It was in her name. She didn't understand really, except that she had power to go to a kids store and walk out with fun things. When we were in the store...we met a young couple with their first baby ... a little girl. Sarita insisted on a beautiful stuffed toy for the baby girl ...with her 'money'. Almost half of her money too ! I was so proud of her. She was given something and immediately 'shared' the wealth. The young couuple were overwhelmed as i had nothing to do with this offer. They gave me a little disposable camera to take their photos with Sarita. I have a copy. It is so cute. Sarita was tiny and yet adult too. love, Aunt Mary Good article! With Sarita…i didn’t deal with money until she was about 6-7. When she was sent $ before then , i told her we put half in bank for Vet school (which she has said since 3..and still does…that she wants to go to). She was happy. For some reason , she didn’t want ‘things’…then. It is different at age 13, of course!.

Sarita is just a worker…has been since she was born. For her, work was fun, not “work”. I left it alone…as that is the foundation for financial and personal success…that is for sure.

I even remember when she was five…there had been a snow storm in Ruidoso, NM and we were visiting friends who had cabin in mountains. We lived nearby. Sarita went out to our guests’ deck and spent 1 hour alone, shoveling snow off deck with huge scoop (much bigger than she was). my friends were so impressed they offered to pay her .50–two quarters. She looked at the money in disbelief. She couldn’t comprehend that you get money for having fun. She had always watched and helped us shovel snow…

But this didn’t begin the capitalism…it wasn’t until she was 7 years old that she even showed any interest in money–at all!. And then i decided (because i rarely had change on hand) to issue tickets for chores. She loved this. It reminded her of fun..of going to the rare carnival or circus…of NM State Fair. I went into Office Depot and purchased a roll of tickets in hot pink. One ticket = .25 cents. She loved cashing out her tickets. For me, it took the edge of the captialistic approach to child rearing and yet still adressed the reality of teaching children about money and that related responsibility. Worked for us. Sarita still loves the tickets…they are just worth more. Better than a hand written i.o. u. and she keeps in a clear jar..so she can clearly see when she has a good amount.

Another true confession (i.e. source of Mom’s pride!). When Sarita was 4 years old, a landscape client of mine in Ruidoso..gave me a 100. gift certificate to cute children’s boutique in Ruidoso…for Sarita. It was in her name. She didn’t understand really, except that she had power to go to a kids store and walk out with fun things. When we were in the store…we met a young couple with their first baby … a little girl. Sarita insisted on a beautiful stuffed toy for the baby girl …with her ‘money’. Almost half of her money too ! I was so proud of her. She was given something and immediately ’shared’ the wealth. The young couuple were overwhelmed as i had nothing to do with this offer. They gave me a little disposable camera to take their photos with Sarita. I have a copy. It is so cute. Sarita was tiny and yet adult too.

love, Aunt Mary

]]> By: Matt - mmwine http://ridingwithnohands.com/piggy-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-6803 Matt - mmwine Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:27:35 +0000 http://ridingwithnohands.com/?p=239#comment-6803 Great post! We started teaching <a href="http://thedailyj.com" rel="nofollow"> The J </a> about money and allowance about the same age. He is almost 9 now, and a few times he's saved up enough money to buy some big ticket items. This time he saved up $80 over a year+ between holidays and birthdays, and is getting a good digital camera for his blog pictures. We also teach him that 1/2 goes into savings and 1/2 goes into his pocket. This way, we foster a good sense of savings now so when he starts working, he has a basis in it. <abbr><em>Matt - mmwines last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AGoodTimeWithWine/~3/393572916/" rel="nofollow">goat cheese appetizers</a></em></abbr> Great post! We started teaching The J about money and allowance about the same age. He is almost 9 now, and a few times he’s saved up enough money to buy some big ticket items. This time he saved up $80 over a year+ between holidays and birthdays, and is getting a good digital camera for his blog pictures. We also teach him that 1/2 goes into savings and 1/2 goes into his pocket. This way, we foster a good sense of savings now so when he starts working, he has a basis in it.

Matt – mmwines last blog post..goat cheese appetizers

]]> By: NoHands http://ridingwithnohands.com/piggy-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-6802 NoHands Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:23:37 +0000 http://ridingwithnohands.com/?p=239#comment-6802 Oops! Ha ha. Guess that's what happens when I write late at night! I'll fix it right now. Oops! Ha ha. Guess that’s what happens when I write late at night! I’ll fix it right now.

]]> By: monica http://ridingwithnohands.com/piggy-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-6801 monica Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:51:41 +0000 http://ridingwithnohands.com/?p=239#comment-6801 I thought I bought her that piggy bank?!?! I'm not her godmother though I thought I bought her that piggy bank?!?!

I’m not her godmother though

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