It all started last summer when the girls each opened up their own bank accounts.
It was agreed that a certain amount from each weeks allowance would be set aside as
savings. "What can we spend it on?" was the question often asked. We will have to see, was
always the answer.
This past January, Kerrington and Ireland started talking of purchasing
new digital cameras, so when they asked if the savings could be spent on that they got a different
answer,"Yes, of course!" (happy screams, excited laughter and a little bit of jumping up and down followed) They had approximately half the amount saved up, so the hunt for a cool camera and hot deal was now their pursuit.
Costco had some really nice cameras, so they each decided on the one they wanted. With this tangible goal now in front them they ramped up their savings by now including their weekly spending money to their growing fund. Things really started to add up much more quickly and so did their determination and excitement. Saying no to themselves, especially at the dollar store was a great lesson in self discipline.
Last Saturday we had to go to Costco for a few items, and now it had almost become a tradition to stop by the camera display, we looked at their chosen beauties, and to our great surprise the camera Kerrington had chosen had dropped in price by $30.00 but the camera Ireland had chosen had gone up $30.00.
Alot of excitement from one and a pretty disappointed look from another. So some talking and deciding
resulted in a minor chose adjustment for Ireland, she went with the same camera as Kerrington but in the blue. The reason she had chosen the other camera originally was because it came with two SD cards for the camera, but it no longer was worth the extra cost. I don't think I've shopped Costco quite so quickly before, I couldn't help myself I was very excited for them to "finally" get the reward they
had worked so hard for and deserved.
Their initial goal was to have the money saved up by June, but we are all so excited to say they had enough money to purchase their new cameras on March 12. That is pretty awesome.
So for a job well done we purchased K and I each a 4GB SD card, so now they are all set to take as many pictures as they want and they still have money in their savings account.
Jillanne is now also the proud new owner of a digital camera, Thanks to Kerrington's generosity.
Kerrington had promised Jillianne that when she purchased her new camera she would give her her old camera, that was pretty exciting for her since she loved to borrow Kerrington's camera and just take a "few" pictures with it. She usually drained the batteries because she loves taking pictures!
So now she can snap away to her hearts content because Mommy and Daddy bought a 40 pack
of batteries to endorse her photographic art;)
Now that these cameras are purchased I think I will be hearing the old question of
"What can we spend it on now?"
I'll keep you posted;)
Until next time, Joceline
