The other day while shopping at my local Publix store with my five year old, she very innocently asked, "Mom, can we buy those animal crackers"? The price of said crackers was $2.99. So, I told her no, we cannot buy those today. To which she responded, "Because it's not on sale and you don't have a coupon"? Now, to be honest I laughed at that, but upon reflection later, I realized some life lessons that I am teaching my children about the value of a dollar and how to save money.
I believe that when our children see the time, effort and money that goes into taking care of a family, they begin to realize the value of a dollar and how important it is to save as much money as possible. We live in a give me society where very few are willing to wait, and save the money before purchasing something they want. We go in the store, see something we really want and purchase it using a credit card and decide we'll worry about paying for it later. This can be a very dangerous thing to be teaching our children. Growing up, I remember being told, unless it's your birthday or Christmas, your not getting that shiny, new toy you want. Save your money and then you can buy it. Whatever happened to these type of values? Is it any wonder that the average American today has $10K in credit debt?? We are all guilty of this, myself included.
I believe, in addition to saving money on groceries and household products, I am teaching my children valuable lessons that I hope they will take with them into adulthood. My oldest will be off to college in a year, and I hope the lessons I have instilled in her will stay with her as she faces the world on her own.
Who would have thought that saving money using coupons could do so much good??
Happy Couponing! :-)
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