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$96 worth of school lunches!
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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 93772" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Does add up quickly -- a soda for this friend, an apple for that one, some fries for him, two slices of pizza and there's probably $12.00 just for one day -- at least that's the way it was at my daughter's middle and high schools. And that was 7 years ago. He could have easily spent that much just for himself if he bought from the specialty carts rather than the cafeteria. The sad thing is my daughter would buy her "friends" things and then they would leave her high and dry while they went to their clique.</p><p></p><p>I didn't stop her from buying lunch -- it really was too much of a stigma at her school if she brought lunch. However, I checked the prices, put enough in her account for two weeks at a time. There was no extra money added if that money was spent -- she would either have to take her lunch or do without. Her choice. I found it was a good way for her to start learning about managing money. Of course, I'm still trying to find a good way to teach her how to manage money. May yours get it before he is 25. I think mine might understand the concept by the time she is 30. (We can dream, right?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 93772, member: 3626"] Does add up quickly -- a soda for this friend, an apple for that one, some fries for him, two slices of pizza and there's probably $12.00 just for one day -- at least that's the way it was at my daughter's middle and high schools. And that was 7 years ago. He could have easily spent that much just for himself if he bought from the specialty carts rather than the cafeteria. The sad thing is my daughter would buy her "friends" things and then they would leave her high and dry while they went to their clique. I didn't stop her from buying lunch -- it really was too much of a stigma at her school if she brought lunch. However, I checked the prices, put enough in her account for two weeks at a time. There was no extra money added if that money was spent -- she would either have to take her lunch or do without. Her choice. I found it was a good way for her to start learning about managing money. Of course, I'm still trying to find a good way to teach her how to manage money. May yours get it before he is 25. I think mine might understand the concept by the time she is 30. (We can dream, right?) [/QUOTE]
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