Paige saved and saved and saved her allowance money to purchase an electric quad. Initially, it was a big hit. Paige loved it. Her sisters loved it. The whole neighborhood loved it. But, eventually, the excitement cooled and it was used less and less.
This Spring Paige decided she wanted a 'real' bike. Not the 'peddle in reverse to break, one speed, tassels on the handle bars and basket on the front' type bike. She wanted a real bike.
So Kirk, in a great parenting moment, planted the seed of an idea by telling Paige a story of how he earned money for his first bike. Paige then comes up with the brilliant plan of selling her little used quad and putting that money toward a 'real' bike.
With the idea in mind and a few hints from Mom and Dad as to how to accomplish it, Paige sold her quad at a garage sale and combined that money with some saved allowance, birthday and Christmas money. Kirk took her shopping and she is now the proud new owner of her very first real bike. Best of all - she earned the money for it herself.
It will probably have tassels and a basket on the front for a while longer, but now she can keep up with Mom & Dad. Great job Paige!
1 comment:
Ahh, the start of a long life of buying and selling bikes and quads...sounds like some other people I know ;) I was suprised not to see Craig's list in there :)
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