Kids earning money for Disney trip.
Last Updated on Monday, 9 June 2008 10:05 Written by lorie Monday, 9 June 2008 10:05
Our kids are getting nervous. Summer vacation is just around the corner and they are scraping their money together and realizing they need to earn more in order to have money to spend at Disney. Every year we try to give them some opportunities to do some chores or something to earn extra money for Disney. They enjoy having their own spending money to do as they please (within reason, of course!). Most of the time it’s just having the freedom to spend money in the game room — or buy whatever they want — even if Mom thinks is impractical.
This year it seems they all need to do more reading. My daughter is really into the Nancy Drew series — I think she is on #50 or so and still has a good 20 books to go. My sons, on the other hand, do not like reading. One has a reading disability — so for him reading is painful — but still something he has to do. My other son just rather be outside playing. Can’t blame them … they’re kids and the weather is great.
We came up with a reading plan for them where they can also earn money for Disney. We’re giving them a penny a page. However, to encourage faster reading and more reading we’re offering a 50 cent bonus per book if you finish it within 3 days. This is working well for my daughter who likes to read. The boys are doing it reluctantly … but at least they are reading. We’re also giving them a few other options like cleaning out weeds in the garden and mowing the lawn.
The funny thing is … today my 9 year old received a credit card application in the mail — and he was the one who went to the mailbox to get the mail. You wouldn’t believe the excitement that was in his eyes as he brought in the mail — first, he had mail — which is exciting in itself for a 9 year old … then he opened it and thought he really did have a credit card (it was one of those fake cards to tempt you and get you to read the letter). Poor thing, was devastated to realize it wasn’t going to happen — and he really does have to earn his vacation money the hard way.
