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Good points. I didn't think of it like that. I agreee with the paying kids for jobs. I made that mistake. Not so much paying for jobs but gave them pocket money on the proviso that jobs are done (same thing I guess). Problem was when my daughter got a part time job she didn't want to do the...

I agree but this is not giving children money to buy a car. The lesson to be learned her is that instead of getting useless toys, that they don't want after a few months, every birthday, they get money to be invested. Later they see the benefit of this, when they have money to buy something...

Well number 2 and 3 won't be more than a few years away. But I know nothing is certain but I don't want to send myself to the poorhouse trying to do the same for the next ones. I guess slow and steady is the way to go.

Thanks everyone. I have given money which goes into their bank account which is OK but not my ideal. Going from my own kids experience it didn't mean much to them. I, of course, will still give them a present. Really they get just as much fun out of the fancy crayons, paper, feathers etc...

We have 2 grandkids (3 and nearly 2). For their first birthdays, christenings we gave their mum money which she put into a bank account. And a little present of course. Now they have lots of friends from playgroup etc and they each got dozens of Fisher Price toys. Now I know I'm sounding...