By Trent Hamm
My five year old son is saving diligently to own a Nintendo DS Lite video game system. One of his cousins gave him a baggie with several games that would be playable on that system and he’s longing to play them, so he’s been saving.
That system, new, costs $100. We can find reliable used ones with a warranty for $60 (sometimes) or $70 (most of the time).
His allowance – at least, the portion he’s able to use to save for such a purpose – is $2 a week.
Here’s the amazing part. He’s already hit the $35 mark and he’s quietly putting his $2 a week away into a bag for that purchase. That’s several months of not buying anything else with his allowance, with several months yet to go.
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