Okay.. enough about me. Thanks to those of you who voted for me yesterday… I really appreciate it. If you didn’t vote for me, why not?! Sorry.. I said I was done.
So last night, Mackenzie sent me this image and then this (text) conversation really happened in my house:
Her: 70% off. Please
Me: You don’t carry bags
Her: I would if I had this one
Me: You have a Coach that you don’t even carry. *I* don’t even have a Coach
Her: It’s a wristlet ^^^^ Not a purse
Me: You can save for it
Her: Mom
Me: Kenzie
Her: K!
Me: It’s a great deal. I agree
Her: Ok goodnight
Me: But this is why you need to stop blowing your allowance. So you can buy these kind of things
Her: Okokokokokokok. Byeeeeeee
Me: Bye. Love you.
A few minutes pass and then….
Her: OKAYYYY. WELL I OBVIOUSLY CAN’T FIND MY CARD SOOOOO MAYBE WHEN I FREAKING FIND IT IT WILL HAVE SOME DANG MONEY ON IT
ME: 
Her: Why is it blue. Why can’t it be a color I want it to be.
Me: Uh
Me: No idea
Her: Why can’t we have Wells Fargo
Me: What???
Her: It can be a Lilly if we had Wells Fargo
Me: OMG I’ve heard it all now
Her: But nooooooo we have some no name brand bank…. (note – Our “no-name” bank that we got her debit card from is PayPal…)
Me: Goodnight
Her: That has boring ugly debit cards
Me: You could have no card. You’re insane
Her: Night. Not really but okay
Uhm. Wow. I could do nothing but laugh. We got her a debit card last year so she could learn to manage her money and that’s how she gets paid her allowance. And honestly, I don’t over-indulge my kids, so it’s not like I would have thrown down the cash even for a ‘great’ deal. But this kid will spend the same $25 ten times over. It blows my mind.
Kristen
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How could you get her such an ugly debit card?
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I know, right? Wait til she sees how ugly it is when it’s in two pieces.
An ugly debit card is one that has no cash on it. A beautiful debit card is one that has the cash needed at the moment it is needed. Regardless of the color, image, design, etc. And this is true regardless of the age of the debit card owner. LOL – good one Kristen
Well if that IS the barometer for “ugly” then it won’t matter WHAT is on that card because it’s always empty which means it would always be ugly.
Oh boy, can I ever relate. But you’re so much better than I was. You started with the whole money managing thing while your daughter was in her teens. Very smart.
I work in marketing at our credit union, and I am forever transferring money to cover my 20 year old because she doesn’t want to balance her account. Ugh. Her debit card is exceedingly ugly.
Honestly, it was two-folded… my parents never taught me about money and credit. All they said was “save your money” and that was it. The other was that she DOES spend the same $20 over and over and has zero concept of my money. But, I will say this… she can be a thrifty shopper and I’m proud of her for that.
Dang…mine’s red, white, and blue and it sticks out like a sore thumb in my wallet. It’s not Lilly though. I’m calling my bank today and demanding a Lilly debit card. Oh, and you know what else? My parents bank at the same bank and the new cards are solid blue. Come June, I’m going to have a really boring, navy blue debit card, too. WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
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What kind of mother would get her daughter an unattractive debit card? No wonder she isn’t good at budgeting. You should be ashamed.
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I know, right? I forgot that no matter what, it’s always my fault. I’m such an amateur.