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Fiscal Responsibility

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This afternoon, Jack found a penny and a quarter on the walk to and from the ice cream shop. This is exciting stuff for a little guy. He carefully held on to each coin along the way.

When we got home, I thought it would be cute to introduce the concept of the piggy bank. I pulled down one given to us when Jack was born and proceeded to put the penny in expecting Jack to enjoy the process and the noise.

Well, I was wrong. Jack looked at me as if I'd kicked his cat. He was almost in tears - especially after I convinced him to put the quarter in as well. I'm thinking to myself, "Great Jenn. Jack's first exposure to saving is a painful one - what precedent will this set?". With some quick thinking, I grabbed a few other quarters from Justin's change and gave those to Jack. It saved the day. His mood turned around as he had several items to put into the "money saver" as he called it (seriously - those are his words).

Phew - hopefully this is the beginning of fiscal responsibility! ;)

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