A Finder’s Fee for a Lost Gameboy
Life in my son’s world has been out of whack for the past two weeks. Why? Because he had misplaced his beloved Game Boy Advance SP
Because I am a “mean” Mom, I told him that if he didn’t find it he would have to buy a replacement – whether it was a new GBA or a Nintendo DS, but I wasn’t paying for it.
This morning my daughter was getting a shirt out of the laundry room when she spotted the missing GameBoy. How it got in there is anyone’s guess.
After thanking his sister over and over, I recommended he pay her a “finder’s fee” of $5. What do you think? Was that fair? Think of the money he just saved! And, hopefully he will learn to be a little more organized with his expensive toys now and that works for me!
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I think it’s a great idea, Char! I think doing something like this can teach teens to be a little more responsible with their things. And it did save him a lot of money. I know those things aren’t cheap!
Glad to hear it Gayle! Sometimes I second guess myself, but he has to learn somehow.
Is this a boy thing or what? My boys are 7 and 32 (ok, husband, but he definitely has this boy tendency) and I am constantly having to locate things for them. Even my 3 year old girls get drug in to the finding mode. Maybe I’ll start charging a “Finder’s Fee”.
Jen – thanks for stopping in. As long as they don’t start hiding each others stuff in order to collect, I think we are good.
I do the same thing from a different angle. I offer a reward($1-2) to the kids if they can find something I’ve misplaced. So far they’ve found keys, sunglasses, remotes,library books, and jewelry.