Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I recently found a way to keep my kids (18,15,10,8) from constantly nagging me for ice cream, soda, candy, etc... I now go to the customer service window and purchase each $20 in disney dollars in their own envelope right when we get there. Then anytime they want something other than popcorn (which we all share) they have to pay for it with their own disney dollars. It is amazing the first time they all spent their money, but now they are much more savvy about it. It really makes them think when it is their money they are spending if they really want to spend $3.00 for a coke or not. They have also realized any extra money they still have at the end of the trip they can spend in DTD (BaB, Lego...) or they save it for the next trip. My 3 boys (18,15,10) have saved alot of their dollars so they can but the Death Star Lego set(why I don't know). Anyone else have ideas to help with the nagging "gimmes"
Originally Posted By 4Disnee We also pick up Disney Dollars for our DS who is 10. He loves having them. We have also bought him a gift card before and that works great on buying goodies in the stores. He usually brings some of his own money also but loves to spend our much better. LOL
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM We do the Disney Dollar deal, but in a different way. We go to DL in august. Beginning January 1st, her allowance works like this....... DD has her chores to do each week...clean her room, feed her critters, PICK HER DIRTY SOCKS UP OFF THE FLOOR...you get the idea. Each chore has a monetary value...do your chores-get paid. Payment is in Disney Dollars. If mom or dad has to do her chores, SHE PAYS US out of her "Disney Stash." So, she has as much or as little money to spend depending on what she does...or does not do. She makes extra dollars when she helps out with something outside of her normal chores. For instance, DH was working in the yard this past weekend, and she asked if she could help. She busted her rear and DH paid her $30. Of course, she neglected to clean her room, so she had to pay me $10 to do it, and she forgot to feed her dog for 3 days straight, so I made another $1 per day off her. Some weeks, she makes good money...some weeks she winds up "in the hole." The closer it gets to vacation, the more consistent she is about getting her things done. We figure that by the time we go, she should have about $200-$300 to spend. It could be more, it could be less but who knows? It's all up to her. She actually has fun earning her spending money this way, and looks for ways to earn a buck. I mentioned that my back was itchy, and she offered to scratch my back....for $2.00. Heck, it was a spot I couldn't reach, so I gave her the 2 bucks. LOL At times, it's like "Let's Make A Deal" at our house. I hate to vaccuum, so I'll say, "Molly, what would you charge me to vaccuum the hallway?" She likes to vaccuum, so usually I can get by pretty cheap. We all have fun with it, and for the most part, HER DIRTY SOCKS ARE OFF THE FLOOR.
Originally Posted By Megara << I mentioned that my back was itchy, and she offered to scratch my back....for $2.00. Heck, it was a spot I couldn't reach, so I gave her the 2 bucks. LOL >> Sounds good to me
Originally Posted By nevadarebel wow, what a great idea! I love the part about Let's make a deal, I can just picture that at my house because my oldest is an attorney to be (he is only 11) but he negotiates everything!
Originally Posted By u k fan We don't get Disney Dollars at DLP, but I run a similar system with my little sister. I figure I'll be giving her the money anyway so she may as well earn it by making my life easier! Everyone wins!!!
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM That's sure right, u k fan. I can get DH to do SOOOOOO many yucky chores that I hate to do if she knows she's getting paid for vacation.
Originally Posted By thmar Found this tip on another site, and thought it was pretty good...so decided to post here... "Before our recent annual family trip to Walt Disney World, our daughter and son-in-law built even greater happy anticipation in their 6- and 4-year-olds. Each evening, two of the children's cherished stuffed Disney characters would magically appear someplace in the house other than the children's bedrooms. Each character would be sitting on two one-dollar bills for the coming trip. So, there were one-dollar bills for the children and one each for Mommy and Daddy. One night, the characters had instructions for a treasure hunt. In the end, two of the dollar bills were found in the collar of Gus, their Golden Retriever. One was in Grandpa's pocket, and one was in Granny's pocket. This was done for the month before the trip, along with a special calendar on which the children crossed off one day every night."
