I don't generally go for new year's resolutions but our household has some new goals this coming year.
It's time for the boys to help out and start learning some money management skills.
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| So we have job charts |
They can earn 3 stars per day, one for cleaning up dirty dishes, one for putting laundry in the hamper and one for cleaning up their toys. At the end of the week they get an allowance based the number of stars earned for each task. Up to a quarter per job, per week.
As a family we are giving up cable and DVR...this one is waiting until after football season though.
My goal is to workout more since my pants got pretty tight over the holidays. I am rewarding myself for each 7000 calories burned. (it thinking new workout gear and massages for rewards)
Also we are also getting our house organized and keeping it that way with:
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| http://stephanieodea.com/books/ |
Happy new year!
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
Abraham Lincoln
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Love the charts! We did that with Harley and Freedom when they lived with us, and it worked great :) I will be interested to hear how you like that book. Giving up cable and the dvr was hard at first for us, although now that we have netflix that doesn't seem like such a big change (except for the cost! which is a huge differemce).
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