A question of perspective about money... and movie tickets
06-26-2011, 01:16 PM
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I'm waiting till it comes out on DVD, stopped going to theaters years ago. With my collection of DVD, Blu Rays etc, my folks can borrow and see the movies also.
I don't have kids, but you could always say I don't have the money to take you to the movies can you wait till it comes out as a video rental?
I can remember when movies were 50 - 75 cents to get in and the popcorn, soda and candy were cheap. That was the 60's and early 70's though.
I don't have kids, but you could always say I don't have the money to take you to the movies can you wait till it comes out as a video rental?
I can remember when movies were 50 - 75 cents to get in and the popcorn, soda and candy were cheap. That was the 60's and early 70's though.
06-26-2011, 01:22 PM
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I'm probably in the minority but I never really argued over the cost of name brand clothes or other items. I said this is your clothing budget for this time and you can buy what you think you will need. If you don't buy underwear to have money to buy the expensive jeans, tops, shoes then you will go underless. I didn't stress over it or listen to whining about not having good socks when it got cold. I didn't worry about cold feet, it was their cold feet but I told them how spiffy they looked in that $100 name brand hoody. LOL.
06-26-2011, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I'm probably in the minority but I never really argued over the cost of name brand clothes or other items. I said this is your clothing budget for this time and you can buy what you think you will need. If you don't buy underwear to have money to buy the expensive jeans, tops, shoes then you will go underless. I didn't stress over it or listen to whining about not having good socks when it got cold. I didn't worry about cold feet, it was their cold feet but I told them how spiffy they looked in that $100 name brand hoody. LOL.
Not everyone can.
06-26-2011, 01:36 PM
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I think maybe it is time for her to manage her own money. I.e., take the amount you normally spend on her in a month (for clothing and incidentals), put it in a bank account,, give her the debit card. Explain when the money is gone the card will no longer work. She has to live with the decisions she makes. It prepares her for the real world.
06-26-2011, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I'm probably in the minority but I never really argued over the cost of name brand clothes or other items. I said this is your clothing budget for this time and you can buy what you think you will need. If you don't buy underwear to have money to buy the expensive jeans, tops, shoes then you will go underless. I didn't stress over it or listen to whining about not having good socks when it got cold. I didn't worry about cold feet, it was their cold feet but I told them how spiffy they looked in that $100 name brand hoody. LOL.
06-26-2011, 02:35 PM
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Guess I am old fashioned, two choices, stay home or go where I was willing to take them......
Then I have always been dead set against "keeping up with the Jones's" and am probably to the extreem of not fitting in if it means "being,looking,dressing.doing like everyone else" I didn't raise girls I had boys ,One I struggled with the name brand thing for a short while ,it didn't last thank goodness.I really think teens get their way too often these days, I will stop now lol
Then I have always been dead set against "keeping up with the Jones's" and am probably to the extreem of not fitting in if it means "being,looking,dressing.doing like everyone else" I didn't raise girls I had boys ,One I struggled with the name brand thing for a short while ,it didn't last thank goodness.I really think teens get their way too often these days, I will stop now lol
06-26-2011, 03:13 PM
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They have to learn sooner or later, you can't do everything. You need to economize to be able to do more things. Its just like shopping for fabric. I'd love to go to LQS all the time for my fabric,but.......I can sew more if I learn to adjust my likeing to other shops for cheaper fabrics. It's the way of life. Especially in todays economy. We don't knowwhat tomorrow will bring. At 14 she's old enough to understand. Unless she is using all her money, then I say let her go. When she runs out of money, it's a good lesson to know you need to adjust and put your prioritys in order. It's sad but thats the way things are now and none of us can change it.
06-26-2011, 03:36 PM
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I have 2 Harry Potter fans. We were there for the midnight release of the books and for the movies. It was our together time. It's fun watching their excitement.
Luckily we could afford it so money wasn't the issue. They usually did all their chores, because they knew it could easily be taken away. Now they live on their own and called me if I wanted to go to the midnight showing with them net month. I can't make it through the movie that late anymore, but it was nice they wanted me there.
Luckily we could afford it so money wasn't the issue. They usually did all their chores, because they knew it could easily be taken away. Now they live on their own and called me if I wanted to go to the midnight showing with them net month. I can't make it through the movie that late anymore, but it was nice they wanted me there.
06-26-2011, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
I need a perspective or an attitude adjustment.
The situation: the final Harry Potter movie is coming out next month. There is a midnight showing.
DD (14) is "the biggest HP fan in the world" and wants to go to the midnight premier, and wants to get a bunch of her friends to go to.
We live in a world with choices, though...
Theater #1 is 10 minutes away, the ticket price is $12 and snacks are expensive. This is a newer theater.
Theater #2 is 25 minutes away, tickets are $6 and the snacks cost about half as much. This is an old theater.
DD wants to go to theater #1. I told her that I though it was overpriced and that we should plan on going to theater #2, and that it is rather arrogant to assume that her friends are all willing and/or able to pay twice as much as they need to to see the movie. (I am willing to transport DD and 6 of her friends in our gas-guzzling van.)
She burst into tears and said that I "don't understand how important this is to her".
Parents who have survived teenage girls, what's your take on this? (Boys just don't react in this way, I've noticed...)
The situation: the final Harry Potter movie is coming out next month. There is a midnight showing.
DD (14) is "the biggest HP fan in the world" and wants to go to the midnight premier, and wants to get a bunch of her friends to go to.
We live in a world with choices, though...
Theater #1 is 10 minutes away, the ticket price is $12 and snacks are expensive. This is a newer theater.
Theater #2 is 25 minutes away, tickets are $6 and the snacks cost about half as much. This is an old theater.
DD wants to go to theater #1. I told her that I though it was overpriced and that we should plan on going to theater #2, and that it is rather arrogant to assume that her friends are all willing and/or able to pay twice as much as they need to to see the movie. (I am willing to transport DD and 6 of her friends in our gas-guzzling van.)
She burst into tears and said that I "don't understand how important this is to her".
Parents who have survived teenage girls, what's your take on this? (Boys just don't react in this way, I've noticed...)
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