Help! Have 16yr old DS who has no financial sense whatsoever. He’ll spend all his pocket and gift money on snacks on the way into school pretty much daily.
I have tried to talk to him about saving some
money and planning/ saving for bigger wants. I realise we(parents) are at fault and should have laid the foundations in his earlier years. We are here now and I’m worried about his future. Anyone with experience of how to manage this and turn this bad habit around?
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Icandoallthings · 19/03/2023 21:06
CuriouslyDifferent · 19/03/2023 21:48
Snacks and sweets appear to be the common factor above, as well as the waste of money.
I grew up in a household where chocolate - sweets were a festive treat and food was restricted to dinner dinners and mum wasn’t a great cook - and I struggled to eat veg. When I got my own paper round - 90% of my money went on sweets and snacks.
later in life I learnt to cook myself and turns out her ‘veg’ was mush and I liked it crunchy, and I eat far more healthily than I was ever provided for, and quantities that leave me not hungry in ten mins.
im wondering if you haven’t upped your quantities for growing lads - and been restrictive about treats. As well as being concerned about the wastefulness of money. I know my daughters boyfriends from age 13 to 18 over the years, coke round and behave like they’ve never seen food before, always very polite, but i know to make at least double portions for them as a minimum.
Peloton46 · 19/03/2024 15:58
Do your teens pay for app subscriptions? Or are your accounts / cards connected? Sometimes I am unsure where to draw the line and starting to think they should be paying for their apps?
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CuriouslyDifferent · 19/03/2023 21:48
Snacks and sweets appear to be the common factor above, as well as the waste of money.
I grew up in a household where chocolate - sweets were a festive treat and food was restricted to dinner dinners and mum wasn’t a great cook - and I struggled to eat veg. When I got my own paper round - 90% of my money went on sweets and snacks.
later in life I learnt to cook myself and turns out her ‘veg’ was mush and I liked it crunchy, and I eat far more healthily than I was ever provided for, and quantities that leave me not hungry in ten mins.
im wondering if you haven’t upped your quantities for growing lads - and been restrictive about treats. As well as being concerned about the wastefulness of money. I know my daughters boyfriends from age 13 to 18 over the years, coke round and behave like they’ve never seen food before, always very polite, but i know to make at least double portions for them as a minimum.
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