The Saver

Lee has already shown hers colors as a saver.  I will always remember flying somewhere with her when she was really young.  We gave her some candy for the flight, and she parceled it out so that it lasted the entire flight.  It showed incredible impulse control for someone her age.

The kids get an allowance for doing their chores (emptying the dishwasher, changing the cats' water, taking out the chicken scraps and compost, setting and clearing the table, and sorting and folding the laundry).  Every week they get $2, $1 of which goes into a "savings account" (a spreadsheet we have which gives exorbitant interest rates), $.25 of which goes into a "charity account" (which they give away at the end of each year), and $.75 of which they receive as spending money.

Lee spends her money (which she supplements with dog walking and other jobs around the neighborhood) going to the Green Grocer with Lila or buying Japanese erasers.  Yesterday she and Lila rode their bikes to Ava Marie's for ice cream.  But generally, she's not a big spender.

As a matter of fact, when Bridges gave her $.75 this week, she asked to put it into her savings account.
"I'm saving for my pick-up truck," she said.

I knew she was planning on buying a pick-up truck when she gets older so she can go camping with Lila, but I had no idea she was already saving for it!