Parenting Cents

Thanks to dedication, diligent saving, patience, and the deal at ToysRUs, G was able to reach her goal today!  She purchased a Nintendo DS Lite, an accessory pack, and her first game – “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”  Including tax, she paid $145.07 in cash, which she earned with checklist jobs and extra jobs, with some birthday money rolled in as well.

As we were eating dinner, she told me how the thought of buying the game system motivated her as she was cleaning all the bathrooms in the house today.  She said, “As I was scrubbing, I was thinking to myself, ‘DS…DS…DS…’”

She missed one minor thing in one of the bathrooms, but overall it was a good job.  She earned $19.75 out of a possible $20.  All the mirrors, sinks, counter tops, toilets, and floors are nice and clean now.  Yeah, I think that’s worth twenty bucks to me.  

My wife snapped some photos before G opened all the boxes.  As you can tell, she is a very proud girl!

Her mom, her sister, and I are all proud of her accomplishment!