Comments on: My daughter, the spendaholic http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/ Because life after "I do" isn't always so charming Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Share Quotes : http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-16524 Share Quotes : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:31:04 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-16524 my cousin runs a local pet store and i love looking at those cute puppies that he keeps on the store',- my cousin runs a local pet store and i love looking at those cute puppies that he keeps on the store’,-

]]> By: Floor Lamp  http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-15781 Floor Lamp  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:55:31 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-15781 almost all petroleum derived hair dyes are cancerous we should find some alternative ones that are much safer,*, almost all petroleum derived hair dyes are cancerous we should find some alternative ones that are much safer,*,

]]> By: Suzanne Morris http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 Suzanne Morris Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:45:34 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-1496 Great post. My mum ALWAYS said "No, its extravagant" to every request. I was never bought anything, to the point when for my 14th birthday my father took me to the local bakery and told me i could pick out what i wanted, i choose a sandwich and was very pleased!! He meant any cake, but didn't let on, and I really enjoyed that sandwich. Granted, I grew up in NZ so life was pretty sweet anyway. Great post. My mum ALWAYS said “No, its extravagant” to every request. I was never bought anything, to the point when for my 14th birthday my father took me to the local bakery and told me i could pick out what i wanted, i choose a sandwich and was very pleased!! He meant any cake, but didn’t let on, and I really enjoyed that sandwich.
Granted, I grew up in NZ so life was pretty sweet anyway.

]]> By: treemama http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 treemama Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:57 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-1209 oh, this had me rolling. it's so familiar. when i hear those famous commercial words come out of the girls mouths it cracks me up. ems has been trying to get me some betty crocker cake decorating tips from the tv and the aqua globes. she's been REALLY bugging me for the SNUGGIES, but i just can't bear to all look like a family of monks or cultists. We do like you the girls earn change for chores or good deeds, but they get those little glass beads that go in vases and then they trade them in once a week for 10 cents each. Then we also have the give, save, spend jars that we do as a family though. Then we donate at the end of the year and do something special for ourselves. I cannot stand the gimmes though and like you have pulled the "some kids don't have....clothes, baths, food, parents, houses to live in" (am i now my mother). oh, this had me rolling. it’s so familiar.

when i hear those famous commercial words come out of the girls mouths it cracks me up.

ems has been trying to get me some betty crocker cake decorating tips from the tv and the aqua globes.

she’s been REALLY bugging me for the SNUGGIES, but i just can’t bear to all look like a family of monks or cultists.

We do like you the girls earn change for chores or good deeds, but they get those little glass beads that go in vases and then they trade them in once a week for 10 cents each.

Then we also have the give, save, spend jars that we do as a family though. Then we donate at the end of the year and do something special for ourselves.

I cannot stand the gimmes though and like you have pulled the “some kids don’t have….clothes, baths, food, parents, houses to live in” (am i now my mother).

]]> By: Jennifer Margulis http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Jennifer Margulis Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:53:41 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-1125 Part of it is that advertisers and retailers are consciously marketing to children as young as four. That was one of the reasons we decided to throw away our TV... Part of it is that advertisers and retailers are consciously marketing to children as young as four. That was one of the reasons we decided to throw away our TV…

]]> By: Roxanne Hawn http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Roxanne Hawn Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:27:34 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-1109 Have you tried the spend, save, donate jars? One of my nieces is a major spender, so my sister has her divide up her allowance in to a spend jar, a save jar, and a donation jar. I think it helps ... some. When we coughed up what cash we could afford for her recent birthday, with the idea she would save it toward the Nintendo DS she wanted, she announced that Dad had given her the rest of the money she needed and already had it. *sigh* She once tried the quarter trick on me: "Do you have a quarter?" she asked. "Yes." I replied, honestly, not knowing her ploy. "Yea! I can have a piece of candy." she chirped. In classic mom-style, my sis said, "Auntie didn't say you could have the quarter." Ha! Have you tried the spend, save, donate jars? One of my nieces is a major spender, so my sister has her divide up her allowance in to a spend jar, a save jar, and a donation jar. I think it helps … some.

When we coughed up what cash we could afford for her recent birthday, with the idea she would save it toward the Nintendo DS she wanted, she announced that Dad had given her the rest of the money she needed and already had it.

*sigh*

She once tried the quarter trick on me:

“Do you have a quarter?” she asked.

“Yes.” I replied, honestly, not knowing her ploy.

“Yea! I can have a piece of candy.” she chirped.

In classic mom-style, my sis said, “Auntie didn’t say you could have the quarter.”

Ha!

]]> By: ruth pennebaker http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 ruth pennebaker Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:42:44 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-1108 Oh, lord, does this post bring up memories! I never learned to be consistent enough to say no 75 times a day; often I just bought a little silence. Oh, lord, does this post bring up memories! I never learned to be consistent enough to say no 75 times a day; often I just bought a little silence.

]]> By: Claudine M Jalajas http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/2009/03/my-daughter-the-spendaholic/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Claudine M Jalajas Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:27:34 +0000 http://www.projecthappilyeverafter.com/?p=1416#comment-1107 :::sigh::: Been there, done that. It's such a battle that I actually never go to stores EVER. I have everything delivered--even the groceries. Saves me a lot of headaches. :::sigh::: Been there, done that. It’s such a battle that I actually never go to stores EVER. I have everything delivered–even the groceries. Saves me a lot of headaches.

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