Comments on: I Want a Hot Wheels Game and a Wii for Christmas

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:29:46 +0000

Well, another thing that can make you feel good is that there is no way to find Wii in stores anyhow. My friend had to wait outside game stores for two weeks before she finally got one.

But your point is good anyhow.

By: Toy Makers Can’t Outsmart this Mommy! at Mommy Gets PAID

Toy Makers Can’t Outsmart this Mommy! at Mommy Gets PAID — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:59:32 +0000

[...] at being frugal recently posted an article about how advertising can so easily affect our children ( read her story here) and this article reminded me of the time my son asked me about Labatts after watching a hockey [...]

By: Smart Spending

Smart Spending — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:08:55 +0000

Do your kids a favor: Don’t overindulge them…

An article in Money Magazine has made a certain Miller couple the poster parents for overspending on children (and using a home-equity line of credit while doing it). Of course, this fascinating piece became grist for the personal-finance blogger mill,…

By: Tamara

Tamara — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:35:14 +0000

Wow! I read the article that you linked to about the family who was totally in debt because they could not say no to their children. I was shocked! That just seems so incredibly crazy. I realize my children are young but we don’t have any trouble saying no to them so I imagine it will be the same when they ask for stuff.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:54:00 +0000

Excellent post! I agree, SGM’s co-worker is teaching her son some pretty scary beliefs about money and “wants”. Yikes!

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:56:12 +0000

@SGM – Oh. My. Goodness. For a 7 year old? Are you kidding me? That’s just scary!

By: SingleGuyMoney

SingleGuyMoney — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:53:16 +0000

I need to refer one of my coworkers to this post. She paid over $400 for a Wii because her 7 yr old wanted one. He then told her he wanted a new laptop and she is getting him that too. I just shook my head and went back to my desk.

By: http://www.notjustaprettymum.com/2007/12/05/december-to-do-list/

http://www.notjustaprettymum.com/2007/12/05/december-to-do-list/ — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:33:39 +0000

realise that a trip to Disneyland, a Wii and a humungus flat screen television are beyond my means. Gulp wine as I’…’http://www.notjustaprettymum.com/2007/12/05/december-to-do-list/

By: glblguy

glblguy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:24:53 +0000

Ah, we give our parents a limit :-)

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:24:33 +0000

@glblguy – That sounds like a good balance. I think part of my problem is that our extended family tends to spoil my kids, too, so by the time we get around to Christmas morning, the gifts from us seem like overkill. I think I’d be more tempted to do something bigger, if I didn’t have grandparents already doing bigger & better.

Hmmm. That’s another post. Except that my parents read my blog. LOL