I was driving Amy home after picking her up from nursery.
“Daddy, can we go to the shop for sweets?”
“No sweetheart, I don’t have any money”
“But you have some change though don’t you”
“No, sorry, I don’t have any change either”
“Never mind Daddy, you have a credit card”
The scary thing is it’s only going to get worse.
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Yeah, don’t cha’ know? Credit cards mean there’s no limit to anything – especially sweets.
Great pathetic threats of our time – “IF YOU DON”T CLEAN YOUR TEETH, YOU’LL NEVER HAVE ANY CHOCOLATE AGAIN. OR SWEETS. OR CRISPS.” Yeah, right.
Wait until they say, “But Mom, there’s a money machine in the next block!”
I can remember when Kerry was only slightly older and on being told much the same thing she told me I had just to go to the Post Office because they gave me money when I took the book in (Family Allowance). Not a lot changes even in 25 years.
Watch out for her minesweeping the piles of coins around the house – another trait of her mother’s – which Kerry would hide in little piles. Which was great when we were a bit short, cos then I would move the furniture and hey presto we were in funds again – or was it a ploy of Archie’s to get me to do some cleaning.
You can tell Amy’s understanding of money has changed recently. I think she’s grasped the concept of having some and what you can do with it, it’s a shame in a way but all part of growing up.
My former minesweeping skills have come in handy as I end up picking up after Dan these days. Last count, we had £50 in small change, but I think Helen probably has the record as she used to put £1 coins in her loose change bottle – those where the days, eh Neleh?
Certainly was… I don’t even have a spare change bottle these days!
Can I keep the £2.02 we found in your bedroom after you left then?
Yes, seeing as you’re both unemployed at the moment.
I’m liking the look of Amy’s proposed budget – if I can swap Dora the Explorer for a mix of Barbie, Spongebob and the Living Dead. She gets my vote for chancellor.
I submitted a very similar budget to my wife!!!! There were more transformers and comics LOL