How do I convince my daughter to buy something cheap?
Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at
7:21 am
My mother has a big money problem so her attorney worked out a plan prescription online to give our huge family some money each. My mother also loves my daughter and gave her ,000. My daughter has asked for 0 to buy a laptop but I am only willing to give her 100 and she is upset because the check is in her name so it should belong to her. Should I give in or take my family to disney with the extra money from her and her brother and sister?
You can’t take money gifted to children for your own use. It is THEIR money. If your mother wanted you to go to disney, she would have given you enough to take your family to disney. That $1000 is your daughter’s money.
It’s really disgusting when parents steal and then blow a child’s money.
Well if the check is in the child’s name then legally the money belongs to your daugher not to you. So she can do whatever she wants with her money.
well your not going t buy a laptop for $100. What does she want the laptop for. just for fun or does she need it for school or will it help her out in school? And if you worried about the money why dont you put it into a savins account and save it instead of blowing it. I bought my laptop from best buy for $350. And its a GREAT laptop. A little small but its great. Thats about the cheapest your going to find. Honestly if the check is in her name it is legally her money. But if its their money i would let them decide what they want to do with it but tell them its only going to happen once. You should sit down and have a talk with ALL of them about their share of the money and what they want to do with it. Sit down and ask them would you rather have your share of the money or would you rather go to disney. Its only going to happen once.
First of all, I don’t know if you’ve been to disney lately, but. a one park, one day ticket is up to almost $80 each- you’ll spend a fortune.
Second, as her mother, you can (and should) help guide your daughter towards responsible spending habits. For example, when unexpected money falls into your lap- you do not blow it on a vacation or other frivilous expense. Vacations and special "treats" are things you save for. I also don’t know if she should buy the laptop- but if she plans to use it for school etc. it would be a better investment.
If you are going to manage her money for her, you should have her keep that 100 dollars and put the rest into a savings account, or better yet a high intrest CD. Let her watch her little nest egg grow. If she learns early about how easy it can be to save, so she has the freedom to do the things she wants to after a bit of a wait- you will have given her something much more special than a trip to disney.
Give her what she wants. The money is hers. You cannot git a laptop for a hundred dollars.
The money belongs to the kids. You are in the wrong. If they want to spend the money to go to Disney then OK.
One it depends on how old your daughter is. The check is in her name but you as her parent must decide what is best for her. Another thing you mentioned that your mother gave your daughter money, did she also give money to your other children? If she was the only one who received money then to take the whole family to disneyland with her money is kinda unfair to her. if all children received $1000. then you could probably do both depending on how far away you live. Give each child something that they want and then take them to disney land. You all should sit down and talk maybe she would rather have a laptop then go to disney land, again depending on her age. good luck with your delema.
Use the money for something the whole family will enjoy. If everybody has fun, then she’d be pretty selfish to complain. Why does your daughter need a laptop anyway?
Let her use the 400 for the laptop and tell her to put the rest away in the bank.It’s not fair to use HER money for a family trip.
If you want to take your family on a trip, use your own money.