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Time to pay up

March 1st, 2012 at 10:26 am

Agh! I've been slacking on the allowance lately, but the new American Girl catalog came out, so little DD now has some things she wants to buy. She tallied up her allowance for the past couple months, plus she traded me a gift card for cash... in all, I owed the little lady $6o! She was kind enough to write me out a bill and noted that it was Due March 20. At least she gave me a couple weeks' notice! I bit the bullet and got her cash out of the ATM after school. She's been counting her cash and reading the catalog for 2 days now, trying to get the best deals. Some of the things she really wants "Bitty Baby" brand, and is willing to pay for it, and other things she will find out in town. Little DD still has some more saving to do for the selection that she wants, but we also discussed picking up some of the items at local toy stores for cheap, like the baby feeding set. Now I have some gift ideas, anyway! I'll hunt Ebay and Amazon, and Grandma can search yard sales when the season starts. We've got to teach them while they are young to spend wisely, and that when they do spend, to make sure it is worth it.


2 Responses to “Time to pay up”

  1. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Ahh .. the American Girl catalog ... Smile If only the prices weren't so out of this world (and I was young again ..) I remember when I was about 9 years old I saw a doll similar to the American Girls Doll. I wanted it very much - it was around $140 (in 1980s). I had more than that in my savings, but my parents wouldn't let me get it. Frown I was SO dissapointed. Later on though (when I was MUCH older and wiser) I realized that they were right.

  2. dmontngrey Says:
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    Ha ha ha... she billed you? I love it!! Big Grin

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