The life that we live

My kids were determined to save money so that they could buy Christmas gifts this year. They babysit on occasion but because it is so few and far between for the jobs they were coming up short for what they wanted to spend. We live in apartment buildings so they were asking the apartment manager for odd jobs they could do to earn extra cash. That worked for a small amount of money, earning about two dollars every week or two. That wasn’t enough to make them happy so they continued to look for odd jobs asking me for suggestions so here were my suggestions… They put up flyers stating that they would rake leaves for two dollars a garbage bag. They would help decorate Christmas trees and indoor decorations that were no more than 6 feet off of the ground. And last but not least they would help decorate yards for the holidays. They made some money doing this. These are things that they can do to make some extra cash and there are a lot of people that want these things done but just don’t have the time or the energy. They provided a public service and it worked out nicely for everyone. I’m glad they took the initiative to earn money for themselves and not ask for cash instead. It is a sweet idea to want to buy presents for the ones you love. I have to say I have some pretty terrific kids.

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