Well , Anthony, I can spend up to twenty dollars
in a store.

Kathy Jo





--- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Kathy Jo,
>
> To be honest with you, has anyone tried giving
> you just a five dollar bill,
> having you tell them what you can all buy with
> $5 and in the end taking you
> to a store to have you purchase whatever you
> may have named?  This is what
> my parents actually did with me when I was a
> child to test out my
> understanding of money and most importantly
> seeing if I receive the proper
> change back.  And when I got older and had
> things like lights, heat, cable
> tv, long distance calling, Internet and so on
> to pay for, they also taught
> me that if I wanted those great things, I would
> have to pay and learn how to
> budget for those costs.  I may have a credit
> card and those other great
> things tonight, but I realize if I act stupid
> in the money spending
> department tomorrow, those great things might
> likely get taken away.  And
> just so you know, this rule has nothing to do
> with my Cerebral Palsy,
> everybody even your parents have to follow this
> rule or things would begin
> to get taken.  I once knew people (without
> disabilities), they had a great
> big house and they lost it because of credit
> debt.  They lost everything,
> the family business, and most importantly the
> ability of getting a bank loan
> for at least 7 years.
>
> Shanks,
> Anthony
>
> Visit me at http://www.ara1.net
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kathy Pink
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 5:05 PM
>   Subject: Re: Yesterday was a wonderful day
>
>
>   Anthony,
>
>   Has it really been two years?  I guess it
> would
>   have to be.  You are lucky because my parents
>   would never let me have a credit card, much
> less
>   talk on the phone when they aren't here.
>
>   Sighs,
>   Kathy
>
>
>
>
>
>   --- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   > Friends,
>   >
>   > I'm sure that everybody here has had this
>   > feeling of success at one time or
>   > another living with a disability and
>   > experiencing newer levels of
>   > independence whenever.  As most of you
> know,
>   > I'm employed as a Remote
>   > Troubleshooter at the Prentke Romich
> Company, I
>   > have almost two years under
>   > my belt, so in March I got offered a credit
>   > card because I have some income
>   > coming in.  At first, I didn't want to
> respond
>   > to the credit card company
>   > because my Mom scared me of the word
> "credit"
>   > as a child, which was OK and
>   > something I would probably also do to my
> own
>   > kids (if I have any).  Needless
>   > to say my Mom actually encourage me to
>   > responding in March, and yesterday I
>   > received a surprise in the mail, by being
>   > accepted and a credit card popped
>   > out.  So I offered to take my parents out
> for
>   > supper last night to
>   > celebrate.  I know that it might sound
> silly,
>   > but I feel great knowing that
>   > I have some plastic in my wallet just
> because
>   > my parents can trust me with
>   > money.  I know that I'm going to have
> limits
>   > but that isn't going to be
>   > because of my parents, I myself know that I
>   > don't have that money tree like
>   > some feel they have and unfortunately
> don't.
>   >
>   > Thanks,
>   > Anthony
>   >
>   > Visit me at http://www.ara1.net
>
>
>
>
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