FYI: MONEY WAS ALWAYS tight when I was growing up. When my brother was age 10 and I was 12, my parents boosted our modest allowance. The difference almost doubled what we were getting—but there was a catch.
Our parents felt we drank too many sodas. It was the late ’80s, so I doubt the extra sugar was their concern. Rather, it was the extra items on the grocery receipts. We were inflating the family grocery bill with our beverage consumption. Our parents upped our allowance, with the understanding that we would be responsible for buying our own soft drinks. They would still provide us with 2% milk, generic juice concentrate, sweet tea and all the tap water we could drink. But if we wanted brand-name carbonated sugar water, we’d have to buy it ourselves.
I credit this scheme with teaching me the basics of budgeting.
Regards,
Ted
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