Early this year we noticed that Claire's bike was getting too small for her. Missing the window to give her a new bike as a Christmas present (and her birthday was too far out) we decided that she needed to earn it. Dave and I came up with few additional chores for her to do, while Claire and I created the chore board. It wasn't pretty but we did it together and she loved it. Explaining to her that each time she finished a chore she could mark it off and when all the boxes were checked she could pick out a brand new bike. Anyone she wanted! It took about 6 weeks and we spent that time looking online and in stores at her options to keep her motivation up.
Claire's with her finished chore board!
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| Daddy and his helper |
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| Goofing around while Daddy puts the bike together |
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| The annoyed look I get when I ask him to stop and look up for me :) |
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| TADA!! |
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She picked one with a seat for her babies to ride. First one to ride... giraffe of course
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We are open to suggestions and more ideas to help teach the girls the importance of hard work, earning and saving money. Right now they both have chores, but no allowance, the chores are part of being a member of the Hicks family. Everyone has a part and things to do. If Claire wants to earn money or a toy she can do extra chores. We are teaching them tithe first, save second and spend last. Raising kiddos in an instant gratification, materialist world is challenging, but we are hoping we are on the right track.
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