Wii

We have been trying to teach our children the value of money. Kylee and Brayden get a monthly allowance of their age in dollars. We are also trying to teach the concept of interest, so each month they get one extra dollar for each ten dollars they have saved. They usually like to go and spend their money on dollar stuff (junk) at Target or candy. Matt wanted to help motivate them to save with a goal in mind. He offered to help them save for a Wii. If they could save half the money, we would pay the other half. They have been very excited and stayed focused, encouraging each other to not waste money on little things. After 3 months of hard work and doing extra jobs, Kylee and Brayden paid $55 each and Julia paid $15. The three of them went to Sam's Club with Matt and each handed their wad of cash over to the cashier. They are pretty proud of their purchase and hopefully will take some ownership of it.