$$ Allowance $$

Delaney has been amazing about taking Riggs out without being asked. She takes him out several times a day...as soon as she wakes up, before we leave the house, as soon as we get home, before bed. She started doing this without ever being asked, and she's kept it up for several months now. She also is very good about cleaning up her messes without fighting or complaining. So, we decided to give the girls (mostly Delaney) an allowance. Some of their other chores are setting the table, helping bring in groceries, and cleaning their room and the basement (i.e. the playroom/toy room). They get a whole $2 a week. And, after saving it in their princess banks for a while, we count their money and they split it 50/50. Half goes into a spending fund and the other goes into their savings accounts. They love doing it and know that sometimes it takes a while to get enough money to buy anything. Well, on Father's Day, Delaney wanted to count her money. She had over $50 in her bank, while Kate almost had $40. So, with 1/2 of their amounts in their purses...off to Toys R Us we went. Kate picked up almost EVERYTHING she saw and finally settled on a Tinker Bell house. Delaney--who was very smart about her spending--bought many small things and was able to get 6 Littlest Pet Shop toys and still keep $5 for next time.