The Wii Fund
Sometimes a mom just has to brag about her kids.
Good friends of ours have a Wii
. When we are there we (as in everyone, adults and kids) end up playing it. I'm not much of a video game fan, but I have to admit to liking the Wii. I like the interaction that you have when you play the Wii sports. Wii fit makes exercising fun, and exercise and fun are two words I almost never use in the same sentence. If we were going to buy a game system, this is the one I would buy. But we are not buying anything extra right now.
. When we are there we (as in everyone, adults and kids) end up playing it. I'm not much of a video game fan, but I have to admit to liking the Wii. I like the interaction that you have when you play the Wii sports. Wii fit makes exercising fun, and exercise and fun are two words I almost never use in the same sentence. If we were going to buy a game system, this is the one I would buy. But we are not buying anything extra right now. My kids really want a Wii, but they have not begged or whined for it. They did request it for Christmas. We told them it was highly unlikely, and they seemed to understand that. Instead of crying about it, they got together and made a plan to purchase their own.
They created a Wii fund. They even created a chart to track their progress. They pooled all their piggy banks, and Christmas money to kick off their savings. Since then, they have added birthday money, searched the house for loose change, and rolled coins from our coin jar. Most recently, they received a large contribution from Grandma and Grandpa. G+G, as the kids call them, have a giraffe bank where they deposit their loose change. Grandma took it to the bank for the kids. There was $75 there! With that latest addition, the kids are over 60% of their goal.
Would I buy a Wii for them if I could? Yes. If we had the money I probably would, but I am kind of glad that we aren't able to buy it. They are learning some valuable lessons. Some lessons that Tim and I should have learned long ago. They are learning about delayed gratification. They are saving with a goal in mind. They are working together. It may take awhile for them to reach the goal, but I know once they do they will really appreciate that Wii. I'm so proud of them!
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10 comments:
(I deleted my original comment to correct a typing error.)
Great job! It is a wonderful lesson, and it wil help them be more successful as adults. When I start wanting to give my kids more than I should, I try to remember all that I read in The Millionaire Next Door about how much more successful kids are who weren't given so much. You are right to brag about them!
Hi Stephanie,
Doesn't it make you feel good when your children really are listening to you and learning. I would be very proud of them if I were you. Tell them good luck with saving for the Wii.
Coleen
That's awesome! I love the chart too. You've got great kids (not just because of this!
You are such a great mom to allow them to learn this lesson!
Plus, the Wii is going to mean so much more to them then it would if you had just given it to them.
~applaudes you~
The wii will be kept in my workshop, right?
maybe if I contribute to the fund?
What an awesome story. I hope you'll post again with a progress report. I think at times as parents it's so easy to give our kids what they want (it's a natural inclination - at least for me it is). I know my son bought his own DS and he looks after it much better than anything else he owns. It's really helped him understand the value of things.
Papaw? Workshop? Oh that wouldn't take long to build! LOL!
That? Is completely awesome!!! I am so proud of them!
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