how to create a money-earning system that works for YOUR family
I was talking with Abby on the phone the other day and she was laughing about how into budgeting Max is lately. And I had to laugh myself, because that…
graduation from “a money system that works”
Years ago I wrote about this wing-dinger of a family bank: What’s that you say? You can’t read the engraving? That’s because that thing is as old as the hills….
a money system that works addendum
A blog reader (Dave Stroud) sent me these calculations yesterday and I loved them (thank you, Dave!). I loved them even more when I read them to my daughters and…
the joy of ownership
Welp, we’ve got another half-clothes-buyer in the house. (In our family, kids have to start paying half on their clothes when they turn twelve.) My Dad reminded me…
Friday Q & A — family economy
Thank you for all the great healthy snack ideas yesterday! Totally inspired to go forward with so many of them. I thought this question was particularly appropriate time-wise since many…
jobs and parenting
Lucy has never been super motivated by our chore/job/money system dealio. (see HERE and HERE) She actually does her jobs and makes her bed just so every morning, but she doesn’t…
Friday Q & A (on a Saturday) — Goals & Money
On your daughter’s goal sheet where it says “become friends with Nephi and Abinadi”-how do you define “friends” and how did you come up with this idea? This goal chart…
Friday Q & A
Today I have been over getting counters templated over at the new house and I haven’t had a second to post these answers. But first of all, just wanted to…
deliberate parenting at it’s finest
Once upon a time there were some parents who wanted to be very deliberate. So they came up with several whiz-bang systems to whip their nine kids into shape. Those…