i am quite simular with benjamin. school is his job
right now. his grades are good enough to have some
hope of scholarships to college. judy says he should
have a job, but, she has defferred to me on this one.

--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Kathy Jo,
>
>   Do your parents give you an allowance? If so this
> is a good place to =
> start learning about money and budgeting. Cooking is
> very easy - =
> especially with all the ready made stuff today. If
> you can read you can =
> put together a meal. Budgeting is the most thing -
> becasue if you can't =
> budget you can really get yourself on big trouble.
> Budgeting gets the =
> bills paid, and helps you figure out what kind of
> groceries you can get. =
> Sometimes when times are bad you may just have soup
> and toast to make =
> the parts work right.=20
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> Using Amber as an example: =20
> I give Amber $50 dollars a month  for an allowance,
> and she is =
> reponsible for some house work and pet care. I am
> told by some people I =
> am a very bad mother becasue I don't make her have a
> part -time job, and =
> pay for things but I figure she is about to be 17 -
> Wednesday is her =
> birthday. I have to admit - I think kids primary job
> is getting an =
> education, and I don't see that having a part-time
> job actually works =
> for kids across the board. Amber already comes home
> exhausted and needs =
> nap before she can do homework - I can't see wedging
> in job and wiping =
> her out more, as responsible parenting or helping
> her get a good =
> education. She happy to help with house, and do
> laundry, sweep, vacuum, =
> dust, pick-up etc. Next year she will be away at
> college - hopefully , =
> and I will up her allowance and she will have to
> budget to get the =
> extra's I provide now. I am hoping to start - the
> budget process in =
> January by asking her father to up her allowance (my
> child support) $25 =
> dollars and having her start buying her own face
> wash and concealors and =
> stuff - with that extra money.=20
>
> When she gets older and has a job - she will be
> responsible to pay for =
> her car insurance, and gas, and contribute to the
> household finances - =
> to defray food and uiltity costs. I think this will
> be a good start =
> before she gets out on her own.=20
>
>                         Trisha
>
>
>
> > What's Feldenkais, Mag?  No, I don't know how to
> pay bills, grocery =
> shop, make meals, or make a budget.:(((
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> > again, I will say that There Is a way for the
> brain to fix itself to a
> > certain degree, and it will improve arm and leg
> movement, speech, hand =
> coordination
> > with a little help from a bodywork called
> feldenkrais. BUT it would be =
> far
> > better for you, Kathy Jo to focus on becoming as
> independent as you =
> can the way
> > you are right now. If you got cured, Kathy Jo,
> would you know how to =
> live on
> > your own? Do you know how to pay your bills, make
> meals, grocery shop, =
> make
> > budgets? It is hard work, but it's so worthwhile!
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