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07-30-2024, 01:44 PM | #31 | |
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My parents used to make me buy shoes from the 1/2 price store for a long ass time. Thankfully I discovered Van's in 8th grade and they were cheap and cool looking. |
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07-30-2024, 01:45 PM | #32 | |
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07-30-2024, 01:48 PM | #33 |
Snacks Are Under My Apron
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He’s pretty good about it. He’s had a mowing business for the last 3 seasons. He had a buddy mow this season as he worked. He provided the equipment, his buddy mowed and they split the cash.
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07-30-2024, 01:58 PM | #34 |
Snacks Are Under My Apron
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Hell, this thread could include shit from years gone by, your experiences when you were preparing for school yourself.
I remember when my two daughters each needed a graphing calculators… $149 a piece for the Texas Instruments one. They couldn’t share because they were in the same class. That sucked, because it wasn’t like the graphed all year. That was almost 20 years ago. |
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07-30-2024, 01:59 PM | #35 |
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Just to be clear, I wasn't being 'judgy,' as my girl likes to call it. It's just that when I read "$650 boots," I practically heard my dad snort and laughingly say, "no boy, just no." Made me smile. Haven't thought about my dad laughing since he passed.
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07-30-2024, 02:11 PM | #36 | |
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...and they were like $110. My Dad said I could get them if I paid 1/2, which I did. That's what I will do much of the time my teenage daughter wants something like that, unless its just crazy. She wanted a pair of vintage Jordans that were like $400 and I told her she was crazy. She then decided on a pair of customized Cons (Chucks) that cost $120. |
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07-30-2024, 02:12 PM | #37 |
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07-30-2024, 02:17 PM | #38 | |
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I mean, it’s clearly it’s your fault here. Don’t blame “kids these days” when you decide to buy the stuff he wants but doesn’t want to spend the money on. |
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07-30-2024, 02:18 PM | #39 |
It was not a fair catch
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Hate to see what a typical back to school supply list costs this year.
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07-30-2024, 02:19 PM | #40 | |
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I hope he has a similar "a-ha" moment later in life when he realizes his college will be paid for in full and that he won't have to pay for his first car. |
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07-30-2024, 02:19 PM | #41 | |
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Dude, she's playing you. Asks for what she knows you won't go for, but then comes back with something cheaper so you feel like you're 'saving' hundreds. My niece does it to my brother all the time. |
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07-30-2024, 02:21 PM | #42 |
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He sounds like he works his butt off and is responsible, so I'd be fine with rewarding that behavior. You might want to put some parameters on the spending to teach him more about the value of a dollar..."If you REALLY want these $650 boots, you're gonna need to pay half." Or 25%...or whatever.
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07-30-2024, 02:22 PM | #43 | |
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Most expensive thing being a new pair of Jordan's, of course. $130. And then another, cheaper pair of Nike running shoes for the gym. A couple shirts, some hoodies, backpack etc. I wish my kid could just be into Converse or Vans. Those are like $60 lol. Luckily he has a grip of jeans that are still in new condition. I was like, dude, how the **** you have so many nice pairs of jeans, lol. |
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07-30-2024, 02:23 PM | #44 |
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07-30-2024, 02:33 PM | #45 |
It was not a fair catch
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My daughter went up 3 shoe sizes in a year. That sucks when she had 7 pair of dance shoes. Grew a foot in JH.
She is almost 5' 11" and 25 years old. |
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