{"id":510,"date":"2012-12-03T16:34:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T21:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ugagreenway.wordpress.com\/?p=510"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:29:15","slug":"teaching-through-example-during-the-holidays-sharing-saving-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/2012\/12\/03\/teaching-through-example-during-the-holidays-sharing-saving-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Through Example During the Holidays – Sharing, Saving, Spending"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many of you remember getting \u201cBIG MONEY\u201d during the holidays from a favorite aunt or uncle or maybe your Godparent.\u00a0 I remember one particular Christmas, I had been sick with a very sore throat.\u00a0 My uncle was visiting and the family was sitting in the kitchen.\u00a0 I walked into the kitchen all wrapped up in my blanket.\u00a0 My uncle picked me up and did what he always did.\u00a0 He pulled a shiny silver dollar out of my ear.\u00a0 That was BIG MONEY back then. \u00a0I remember putting it in my bank which was a wooden box with a little lock.\u00a0 I could not open the box and spend my money until the box was filled. \u00a0To me the box looked huge and it seemed to take forever to fill, but when I did fill it I could buy US \u00a0Savings Stamps and later on I put the savings in the bank.\u00a0 \u00a0The rest of the money I could spend on toys and such at the local Five and Dime.\u00a0\"Image\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When my children were little and their grandparents gave them money as a gift we always encouraged them to save some, share some and spend some.<\/p>\n

Today when your child is given a monetary gift why not help them create a 3-S bank \u2013 Saving, Sharing and Spending.\u00a0 All you need are three jars with lids, tape, recycled paper that is blank on one side and crayons.\u00a0 I find pickle jars work well, though a friend suggested using small gift boxes with lids so you can cut a slot in the top.\u00a0 If you use jars, wash both the jars and lids.\u00a0 Cut the paper into three strips wide enough to cover the jar.\u00a0 Make designs on the paper with the crayons and print the words \u2013 Save, Share or Spend \u2013 one word on each strip of paper. Then wrap the jar with the decorated paper and secure the paper with tape.\u00a0 In the past I used a sharp knife to cut a slit in the jar lid but now I suggest you just unscrew the jar lid to put in the money.<\/p>\n

You can use your own guide lines for dividing the money but I like the third rule, one third in each jar.\u00a0 Then talk with your child about making a plan for the money.\u00a0\"Image\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Other suggestions to build your child\u2019s generosity:<\/b><\/p>\n