It’s tough, and with my older daughter I’m getting to that point where she understands how much things cost and we’ve always tried to teach her about having the funds to begin with. That you can’t just go out and buy whatever you want.

Unfortunately, that is more difficult to teach when a lot of the time Bret and I do that very thing. He found Rockband on sale, and just went and picked it up. I see a shirt I like or a movie/book I want- I usually just click buy. That is what my daughter sees, so it’s harder to drive the point home. We do explain that when she earns money, she can also decide how to spend it.