Comments on: Money Matters

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:29:29 +0000

Just to add my two cents…no pun intended.
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/toys/Paint-Biggy-Piggy-Bank-4M/4893156045171-item.html
Chapters has decorate your own banks made of polyresin…and you’d qualify for free shipping!

By: Lesley Ord

Lesley Ord — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:34:08 +0000

I thought this piggy bank was pretty cool, especially since it has a donating compartment.

http://www.banksbanksbanks.com/item_SY8092_educating.children.ages.7.13.html

They ship to Canada too.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:21:36 +0000

I think an allowance is a great idea. I think I got a buck a week til I was about 12, then it went to 2, except for when my parents were unemployed, when it was reduced to zero. I also had to buy my own things, except for my bus pass to get to school. So i learned quickly not to just buy a chocolate bar every week!
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By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:21:31 +0000

Oh d’oh. I typed in the end of the link wrong. Oopsy.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Toy-Metal-tin-coin-bank-EARTH-GLOBE-WORLD-Ohio-art-co_W0QQitemZ300366902942QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item45ef43369e
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By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:04 +0000

I used to have one of those metal globe banks too. And just like you I have no idea what happened to it. Strange how things just disappear over the years. I but a lot of things from eBay and did a search for “metal globe piggy bank” – a whole pile of them came up and they start at $1!!

I don’t know if that link will work or not since searching eBay is a real time thing.

As for the allowance someone I know gives their 9-yr-old $10 and it’s not related to chores. That seems super high to me. I think I would probably start with $2 a week. That gives the kids enough money to but a cheap treat if they want but is small enough that they have to save a little while to buy something big.
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By: steff

steff — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:45:25 +0000

we’ve done a dollar for every year but since you have 3, maybe a quarter for every year. You just assembled the best piggy banks, those are awesome! We have used empty beer growlers and also those banks that count the coins as you push them thru the slot are neat. BUT i’m a stickler for making sure they’ve done their chores to get their cash. IE: make bed, pick clothes up off the floor, hang up towels after bath, etc. The younger the kid the more responsive they are to chores and actually being motivated, in my opinion. I have 7 and 13 yr old boys.

By: Isabel Kallman @AlphaMom

Isabel Kallman @AlphaMom — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:14:40 +0000

wait. you have a craft room? you craft?

By: Mama in the City

Mama in the City — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:40:58 +0000

Loved reading through all the comments with pocket money ideas and tips. I’m not near that part of parenting yet but I like to take in good parenting tips all the time.
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By: hillary

hillary — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:10:31 +0000

I had an empty peanut butter jar for a piggy bank. It was cute though – it was shaped like a teddy bear head. I, uh, still use it as a place to put loose change.
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By: Kristabella

Kristabella — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:50:12 +0000

Do you have Home Depot in Canada? (Stop looking at me like that! I don’t know what is in Canada! You don’t even have Cookie Crisp!)

I say that because at Home Depot here, in the US of A, they have these little workshops the first Saturday of every month. And the kids get to build things, like jewelry boxes and bird houses. And my niece and nephew got to paint piggy banks! So that is an idea.

Although, those jars are cute too!

I have a large Budweiser bottle, but I’m guessing you’re looking for something a little more kid friends.
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