Tyson is obsessed with money.
I don't know when it started.
I don't know when it will end.
And I'm not quite sure how to deal with it.
Here's a little about how Tyson's money obsession has payed off...with more money:
Tyson will want something from the store. He'll want it for a LONG time. Somehow he'll manage to either get enough money to buy it or get it given to him as a gift. Shortly after he gets whatever it is that he wants so badly, he decides he doesn't like it anymore and wants to SELL it. Usually, I just make him keep it since he wanted it so badly, but this time he asked Dad.
Last year Tyson was in love with anything Pokemon. Over the course of the year he accumulated A LOT (385 to be exact) of Pokemon. When he decided he wanted to sell them, I thought "NO!! You loved them so much, you should keep them." Well, Dad had a different plan. Before I knew it, those two boys were on eBay creating an account and over-pricing their (I mean Tyson's) Pokemon collection.
One week later, they were walking to the post office and filling Tyson's piggy bank.
(All he has left of Pokemon is this shirt...well, and $52!!)
So now what new thing with he want to buy with his money??
2 comments:
I wonder how much Tyson spent on that collection :) He must be happy to have that much money in his piggy bank!!
I think it's great! He's learning how to earn and save and spend. He's also learning consequences of impulse buying. He'll be very successful as an adult!
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