Yesterday Gabe and I were having a discussion in the car that went something like this:
Me: "Gabe, I was thinking of giving you an allowance if you do your chores without complaining every day. Each week I will give you a $5.00. That way you can save up your money and buy whatever you want."
Gabe: "Yes! I only have to do chores for 4 weeks!"
Me: "Why do you say that?"
Gabe: "Well, there is this toy I want and it cost $20, so I only have to do my chores for 4 weeks and than I will have enough money to buy it!"
22 comments:
I love that boy!
Tell him he has to do them for 5 weeks because he has to pay tax. Or just ask aunt Patty for enough money to cover it. She is his favorite aunt.
Yeah, he would probably do the chores for two weeks and stop because he is LAZY and than just ask Patty for the rest of the money.
Maybe you should pay him less so you can get more stuff cleaned.
What a smart boy!!
Kids are just to dang smart!
Congrats on your baby Megan!!!
Hi Megan! It is good to see you. Carson is super cute!
Coren- I like the idea of paying him less, but I already told him I would do $5. What do I do now?
He is smart and I don't know where he gets this ability to add so well. It is not from Bart or me.
Megan! Didn't you just have a baby? Are there pics on your blog? I will have to go see!
Tell him that his Dad said he only can earn $2...always blame it on the Dad.
Coren-that is not nice.
what a smart boy. I think he gets his smarts from his aunt kristy. There will always be something more he wants so he will want to do chores again. Once you have buying power, you want and crave more buying power.
Listen Kristy, I've got 4 kids...I don't have time to be "nice"!
Yeah, Gabe learned about money from Kristy?????
Allyson, you speak the truth!
Farrah, Let me know what toy my baby wants and I'll pick it up for him. He too young to be worrying about money, that's my job. He just needs to have a little spending money in his pocket.
That sounds like something Priscila would say and do!
First, that is a very smart boy but then my mom said he would be a genius when he was born.
An allowance???? What's that???Did Bart tell you we didn't get an allowance. Chores were apart of becoming a responsible adult. No money for good grades either. Geez, what a hard life we led --- AND we walked in the non-existant snow. Any comments, Nana?
Kristy, Allyson, and Patty, I leave the field to you. It's too expensive. I have instead decided to be the aunt that encourages education and politics. I can see the controversy now :) A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Patty, we need to discuss your spending habits and retirement that I will work a different niche, I will be the aunt who plans :)
Adrienne-
Man, was I the mean mom or what? I must agree, you do chores without payment. Good grades were expected. You did have an aunt Patty, and she was generous then too! Popo and Memo were generous too. Gabe is very smart. Maybe he could ask if he does a special chore he could get some kind of payment. Is he good with money? Perhaps he needs to earn money so that he can learn to tithe, and help pay for his mission.
Nana
Thanks you guys! I do have pics on my blog....hopefully more soon. He's a sweet little guy. I don't want him to get bigger!
I said he would earn allowance if he did chores WITHOUT complaining. To me that is an extra chore. :)
Adrienne,
When Gabe was here he told me he wants to be a republican when he grows up. You better get on the ball now.
Yeah, I've heard about his Star Wars confusion between Republic and Republican. Shouldn't be too hard to explain the difference. Fortunately, he lives in Dallas :)
Ohhhh, so that's how they explained it to you :)
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