Help! My ds does not know the value of money

[markfch]

After nearly one yr, I (the project director) announced that this project of mine is a total failure. DS still doesn't know the value of $$. Think the fault here lies with me. While I've almost inexhaustible energy when it comes to ds's studies, I simply don't have the stamina to do likewise for this issue.


Boy, hope I won't grow old and regret this later. :roll:

[BlurBee]

:idea: must be daddy too rich so son has no worry of spending.

[Funz]

markfch:

After nearly one yr, I (the project director) announced that this project of mine is a total failure. DS still doesn't know the value of $$. Think the fault here lies with me. While I've almost inexhaustible energy when it comes to ds's studies, I simply don't have the stamina to do likewise for this issue.


Boy, hope I won't grow old and regret this later. :roll:

Oh dear. haha.

I on the other hand will say that we 'succeeded'. Succeeded so well that it back fired.

Brought the kids out for a movie last weekend. DH was grumbling about how a day out at the movies can cost us up to $100, tix, popcorn, drinks, dinner. He went on and on about how all the prices have gone up, etc, etc, etc.

In the car on the way back, he was still harping on it. DD interrupted him, but daddy, it is money well spent. You said though we should not be too spend thrift, for some things it is worth spending the money. Then she qouted that bank advert. Tickets, $xx, popcorn $xx, drinks $xx, dinner $xx, our enjoyment, priceless.

I was :rotflmao:

DH kept quiet after that.

[Sun_2010]

Funz, smart DD you have .


Something similar happened

Once after a round of budgetting for our short getaway - factored in cost of meal , we were dining at this nice cosy restaurant.
After the main meal ( the cost of which DS has added and found just meeting the budgetie ),
I order their fav dessert for all , DS quickly checked the menu card and asked me sternly , \"Are you sure we can afford that?\" :nunchuk:

I tried to sush him and send the waiter away quickly, and i tot other diners people turning to give us stares. :oops:

No more budgetting with DS .

[markfch]

Funz:

In the car on the way back, he was still harping on it. DD interrupted him, but daddy, it is money well spent. You said though we should not be too spend thrift, for some things it is worth spending the money. Then she qouted that bank advert. Tickets, $xx, popcorn $xx, drinks $xx, dinner $xx, our enjoyment, priceless.

I was :rotflmao:

DH kept quiet after that.

Haha, can tell your dh loves his dd a lot. One word from her and he *zips*.

Sun_2010:

I order their fav dessert for all , DS quickly checked the menu card and asked me sternly , \"Are you sure we can afford that?\"

So paiseh rite? Children say things straight from their hearts; though I realised that my ds is starting not to be so out-front oredi.

BlurBee:

must be daddy too rich so son has no worry of spending.

Hey BlurBee, are you vk2010 is disguise? How come the way you suan me so similar to him? :lol:

[BlurBee]

markfch:

Hey BlurBee, are you vk2010 is disguise? How come the way you suan me so similar to him? :lol:

Read too many posts from him? :laugh:

Aiya, after a yr, daddy of course richer lah. :politebleah:

[Funz]

markfch:

Funz:

In the car on the way back, he was still harping on it. DD interrupted him, but daddy, it is money well spent. You said though we should not be too spend thrift, for some things it is worth spending the money. Then she qouted that bank advert. Tickets, $xx, popcorn $xx, drinks $xx, dinner $xx, our enjoyment, priceless.

I was :rotflmao:

DH kept quiet after that.

Haha, can tell your dh loves his dd a lot. One word from her and he *zips*.

Yah he does love both DD and DS a lot. All daddies do what. But he will also not stand any nonsense from them. In this case, really DD has a point. How can any parent begrudge their children their joy? And I think he knows he better not go on and on as he himself is quite a spend thrift when it comes to things that is of his interest.

[buds]

markfch:

After nearly one yr, I (the project director) announced that this project of mine is a total failure. DS still doesn't know the value of $$. Think the fault here lies with me. While I've almost inexhaustible energy when it comes to ds's studies, I simply don't have the stamina to do likewise for this issue.


Boy, hope I won't grow old and regret this later. :roll:

Hokay.. i help to point finger oso.. It's all your fault! :laugh:

Careful markfch... they say dun go all out with IQ and put
aside all the other equally important \"Qs\" as well..

Let's go for balanced \"Qs\"... :love:

[EatNonStop]

My daughter is 7 yrs old (P1) which she loves art and craft very much. I have a deal with her...ie every full score in her english & chinese spelling will earn her 50 cents each...so every week she will have $1 to her piggy bank. She is thrilled and keep counting her coins (a way to learn Math too) to make it to $60 so that she can pay for her art lessons and continue her passion....I told her she has to earn to pay her hobbies though my plan is to bank the $$$ into her savings acct


Now her brother 4 yrs is picking the same idea, trying to learn 50cents each time he can tell me what did he learn from his weekly speech and drama lesson (in a way, to revise and understand the learning process). He told me he has afew things he likes to learn...piano, tennis or golf...I support his \"ideas\" but he needs to earn enough to register for at least one course that he can afford.....and yes, my plan is to save into his bank acct too.

[hquek]

DH came home to DS2 last week and DS2 happily announced to him, \"Daddy, there's going to be a school trip to xxx park, ONLY $60, very cheap\". :!:


DH nearly fainted ($60 to go to a free park???). He later read the memo and understood it to be $6.

I've got to work on DS2 more - he's still in the air about the value of money (going 5 this year). For DS1, he's a lot more aware of the opportunity cost of things...though his priorities a bit different from mine.