tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post3836169052140634427..comments2024-03-23T02:42:09.727-07:00Comments on BooKiNG with MaNiC™: aN eXPeRiMeNTMaNiC MoMMy™http://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-55033843304913732192009-07-08T01:36:17.221-07:002009-07-08T01:36:17.221-07:00I love this idea--you'll have to keep us poste...I love this idea--you'll have to keep us posted on how your experiment works as you continue throughout the summer.msprimadonna67https://www.blogger.com/profile/04987221270784648882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-83098505351090049552009-07-05T11:08:54.361-07:002009-07-05T11:08:54.361-07:00I give my son $110 per month to pay for that stuff...I give my son $110 per month to pay for that stuff. However, I do pay for eating out (Subway, etc.) if I am with him or if he needs to buy lunch for some reason (and couldn't pack one.) I think it's a good way too teach him to manage money. Time will tell...Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-16187219646678565552009-07-02T10:30:04.870-07:002009-07-02T10:30:04.870-07:00I think that is a fantastic idea!
I will say tha...I think that is a fantastic idea! <br /><br />I will say that you sound like a really cool mom and after reading this post I feel like a meanie. We hardly do anything like that on a regular basis. I can't even remember the last movie that we all went to together. It is just so expensive! We did just go to an amusement park so I guess I'm not a total miser. lol!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999284509345818868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-20781650320735962862009-07-02T08:43:36.463-07:002009-07-02T08:43:36.463-07:00I think it is a great idea. It is so different wh...I think it is a great idea. It is so different when it is your own money. I used to know a girl in college who always stole toilet paper and paper towels from parents when she went home to visit. She would always say, "Rebecca, do you realize how expensive that stuff is?"Mollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737883086499020291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-51636818388762436792009-07-02T08:02:35.969-07:002009-07-02T08:02:35.969-07:00That's a GREAT idea! I don't think most ki...That's a GREAT idea! I don't think most kids realize how much anything costs. I look forward to hearing how it goes...Babe in Babelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492994127366993720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-31733157500782148032009-07-02T06:40:56.941-07:002009-07-02T06:40:56.941-07:00sounds like a great thing to me! I told Nicole tha...sounds like a great thing to me! I told Nicole that she would appreciate money better when she started earning it herself. She looked at me like I'd grown another head! good luck!MaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-28801943626807344292009-07-02T06:01:24.968-07:002009-07-02T06:01:24.968-07:00What a fabulous idea. We did camp for 3 weeks thi...What a fabulous idea. We did camp for 3 weeks this summer. The base price was not bad but the field trips every day just about killed me.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474238571088240739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-69206015628688791692009-07-01T19:09:00.955-07:002009-07-01T19:09:00.955-07:00Great idea, Manic! I'm not the least bit surp...Great idea, Manic! I'm not the least bit surprised that AJers would be the one to try savin' his cash! What a good boy!Life with la familiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563991865797462142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-25418371108857280882009-07-01T16:29:29.047-07:002009-07-01T16:29:29.047-07:00Awesome exercise.
We went on an outing today, jus...Awesome exercise.<br /><br />We went on an outing today, just to get out of the neighborhood.<br /><br />Lunch at Country Buffet:$24.16<br />ToysRUS: $13.04<br />Fireworks Stand: $48.37<br /><br />Husband won't be thrilled.<br /><br />I'd say $20 each is a good amount. But, wow. That is $60 a week!Stephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-89755909553759011582009-07-01T06:41:08.992-07:002009-07-01T06:41:08.992-07:00Great idea...hope it works so we can use it on our...Great idea...hope it works so we can use it on our 2 year old someday. :)JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-59847483710758769902009-07-01T06:24:22.420-07:002009-07-01T06:24:22.420-07:00My parents did this for me from the day I turned 1...My parents did this for me from the day I turned 11 on. I received a (healthy) allowance but then paid for EVERYthing from it... from clothes and school supplies to pizza and my horse. And it REALLY taught me a lesson, especially the one month I couldn't pay my board. There's a reason I'm as frugal as I am now and understand how money works (and my sister, for example, doesn't)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-25026758851368667102009-06-30T14:51:46.560-07:002009-06-30T14:51:46.560-07:00Ok, Manic...once again you've inspired me! Do ...Ok, Manic...once again you've inspired me! Do you think my 6 y.o. twins can handle it? I'm already doing something similar with my 13 y.o. He gets "paid" $5 a day M-F to do his chores and watch his younger sibs while I go to the office and gym (usually gone about 2-3 hours). He has become MUCH more discriminating about how he spends his cash! I'm anxious to see how this DawnfromCAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-70504226920554598142009-06-30T13:41:58.785-07:002009-06-30T13:41:58.785-07:00My mom has always made me save. She gave me a ledg...My mom has always made me save. She gave me a ledger and had me write out the specific amounts for each category.<br /><br />10% was a tithe<br />30% was for spending <br />30% was for general savings<br />The remaining 30% was savings for something specific like a car. I quickly learned the value of money and its something I carried on to adulthood. <br />I'm proud to say the only debt I Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652077056817527518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-19376347765748478072009-06-30T12:09:14.042-07:002009-06-30T12:09:14.042-07:00I think that's brilliant. Can I come be your ...I think that's brilliant. Can I come be your kid? I'm still baffled when my lunch bill comes to $10 when all I ordered was a $6 sandwich (with cheese, and avacado, and a coke...)Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-82487080719262571602009-06-30T09:12:52.058-07:002009-06-30T09:12:52.058-07:00Feisty Irish Wench!!
First your name made me laug...Feisty Irish Wench!! <br />First your name made me laugh cos I use to be called Wenchmuffin!<br /><br />Bravo on the money lesson plan!<br />I wish someone had done that for me as a kid. Its never too early to start!<br /><br />If I had kids, I'd very much want that lesson plan in the classroom!<br /><br />Manic Mommy, thank you for posting this!!<br /><br />~Being SamianthaJust Sayin...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09086500727998442794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-3013234077381709352009-06-30T08:32:43.654-07:002009-06-30T08:32:43.654-07:00good plan. My 10 year old has started to realize ...good plan. My 10 year old has started to realize the value of $$ as of late. She was saving and saving for a Nintendo DS game and the time came for her to "get it" and she stood there, holding it in the aisle and said "I don't think I really want it any more" She got something else (since we were at Toys R Us) but she paid for that as well..it was less money. I agree March2theSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824771918572184205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-22994312852225504242009-06-30T08:23:48.999-07:002009-06-30T08:23:48.999-07:00Do you remember when we paid you 10 cents a check ...Do you remember when we paid you 10 cents a check to pay our bills? You were only 10 yrs old! Did a great job too! Hope it's not too late for this little exercise. Tell my little darlings they may want to save some money to buy stuff on your vacation! 1-4-3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-78927237251419581972009-06-30T08:00:54.029-07:002009-06-30T08:00:54.029-07:00I have a friend who has her oldest son (probably 1...I have a friend who has her oldest son (probably 13 at the time), pay their bills online. Then he got to see for himself what was left after they paid for everything else.<br /><br />I'm afraid my hubby would have said $10 too. What's the deal with that? Of course, he thinks I should be able to feed a family of 5 on $400 a month too (and we rarely eat out).<br /><br />I love your idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-19240334814381766222009-06-30T07:25:20.702-07:002009-06-30T07:25:20.702-07:00Absolutely Fantastic Idea!... I do this on a very...Absolutely Fantastic Idea!... I do this on a very mini scale with my 2 oldest but during the school year NOT during the summer. I like your plan so much I think I will adopt it next week and see how it goes. I can just see my conversation now with my husband... dollars to donuts he will think that $10 is enough too!... haha. I'm looking forward to your follow-up post! Thanks for always Christine in NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-48009704348782380982009-06-30T07:13:53.019-07:002009-06-30T07:13:53.019-07:00I love that idea. Maybe I'll try it with mine,...I love that idea. Maybe I'll try it with mine, but honestly, they both know the value of money. My six year, when she wants something and she has toothfairy or b'day money, she'll say, "This costs this much. Do I have enough money?" If I tell her no, she is fine with it, she'll just find something cheaper.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811460930343769653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-53468583774809830592009-06-30T06:47:44.879-07:002009-06-30T06:47:44.879-07:00I think that's an absolutely wonderful idea! ...I think that's an absolutely wonderful idea! We were given $20/week in high school to pay for gas, meals, snacks, etc. Of course, gas was $1/gallon then. But we made do and learned how to manage our money because of it!<br /><br />I'm about to start an allowance with my 4 year old and we're going to start getting the idea of savings and tithing across with it, too, so I'm glad Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507195948673024326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-65223194368626343072009-06-30T06:24:04.746-07:002009-06-30T06:24:04.746-07:00That a great idea. I have to do something like th...That a great idea. I have to do something like that, because I want my kids to have a clue about money. I did not. Also - my husband has no idea how much things cost, either.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684328990767140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-51490347280862153612009-06-30T00:05:12.321-07:002009-06-30T00:05:12.321-07:00Great idea! When I moved out of the house, I'd...Great idea! When I moved out of the house, I'd never been in a BANK, and I was so lost. Learning about money is vital. My nine year old could give a mimicked speech on savings, IRA's, and first homes.Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853842158606222286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-20679280421939722312009-06-29T23:25:35.107-07:002009-06-29T23:25:35.107-07:00Good idea. Did you add up how much you spent befo...Good idea. Did you add up how much you spent before you decided on how much they would get? Will be interesting to see how the attitude changes when they have to choose one thing over another - if I have a coke with my popcorn I won't have enough left for swimming - let us know how it goes.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594327337549020199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-10559716704472927652009-06-29T22:45:45.043-07:002009-06-29T22:45:45.043-07:00I have heard enough from my 15 yo son about how we...I have heard enough from my 15 yo son about how we should just give him a cellphone (but it can be prepaid!) with unlimited texting on it. Since I'm baking baby #4, and we're trying to buy a house, and this is the son that I won't allow to drive till he's 18 and not using MY vehicles, I thought...ok, time to show him what I mean. So I got up Friday morning and handed him the stackFeisty Irish Wenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689381839029507940noreply@blogger.com