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We do commissions....
They earn the money if they do the chore all week. They get fines for poor attitude. We list them all before the week starts and go over it.
My kids get ds(11) $5 and dd(6) $3
My theory is half their age.....stopping at $5.
Alison
Do I detect another Dave Ramseyite? :D
I personally don't believe in giving kids money for regular chores. As others have said, helping out is part of being in a family.
But......
Ever since we started Totally Making Over our money, ala Dave Ramsey, dh has adopted this practice. Each child has a list of things they're expected to do and they get paid on Saturdays, and yes, bad attitudes will have a negative affect on their commission.
Ds10 gets $5
Dd8 gets $4
Dd7 gets $3
Ds6 gets $3
I do offer little incentives for great attitudes or for a child going the extra mile with helping. They never know when I will say "You know, honey, you had a great attitude and you did a super job. I'm going to give you an extra (50 cents, dollar, whatever.)
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Nan,
Thanks for those links. I love using some of those little guys on other message boards, and it's cool to be able to import them here.
These are two of my favorites:
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Sure!
Here's the tortilla recipe:
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups unbleached bread flour (You can play around with the proportions, as long as you end up with 4 cups in total. I only had 2 cups of ww already ground, so that's all I used.)
6 tablespoons olive oil (you could use another oil if you have that on hand)
8-12 oz. water, as needed
1 tsp. salt
Mix the flour and salt, add oil. Gradually stir in the water, only as much as you need. Knead briefly, just until the dough is smooth.
Split the dough up so that you have 16 balls. Flatten each ball a bit, then lay out on a piece of wax paper or wooden board, or whatever. Cover with a clean towel, then let them rest for a half hour or so.
Heat a heavy (cast iron) pan or griddle on the stove. Take each disk and roll it out a bit until it's about 8" in diameter, then throw them one by one onto the (ungreased) griddle. Cook each one for maybe a minute on each side. As you cook them pile them up in a bowl, and cover with a towel to keep them warm and soft.
Roll them up with bits of leftovers, or smear with refried beans, or ricotta cheese mixed with veggies and a bit of parmesan, or you can make them into quesadillas.
I can give you some of the other recipes later. Right now I need to go and finish schoolin' them youngin's! :D
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Yes, hams and chickens can definitely be stretched beyond the main dish meal.
I do the same thing with turkeys. I have one in my freezer right now that I received free of charge in November. I will probably cook it in a couple of weeks. We'll eat it as turkey dinner once or twice, then I'll make some sandwiches with it, or make turkey salad, and there's the ever popular Turkey-Stuffing Casserole. Then I'll take what's left and make a stew.
When meat is on sale (I mean those Really. Good. Sales.)you would do well to buy the largest package that you can afford. In my area, pork shoulders regularly go on sale for .69/lb, and sometimes the store circular will have a coupon making the meat .49/lb. When this happens I can get a huge 10 pound roast for only $5! This can be stretched over a few meals.
Use bits of leftovers for lunch. Today I made whole wheat tortillas from scratch (super easy, super cheap) and I had some leftover White Bean Dip and some leftover Sloppy Joe meat in the fridge. We rolled these up in the tortillas, voila!
If you can learn how to make things from scratch, and buy the ingredients in bulk, you will save a lot of money. I make granola, cookies, tonight I'm planning to make pretzels, bread, tortillas, etc. They are better tasting, better quality, and only cost me pennies per batch, compared to even sale prices for store bought products.
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Oh yeah, and I buy Greek yogurt for me alone as well.
Mmmmmm!!!
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I usually have a stash of shrimp in my freezer. It's just for meeeeeeee.
I also have a supply of Very Nice Chocolate. When my friend's husband travels to Belgium he sometimes brings some back for me. I give the kids the ones that I don't like as much, but the rest is all mine!!! :D
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When I think of all the countless things that I posted over there....and no credit at all...I could practically own this place by now!
It'll take me 10 years to build that back up.
Oh well.... :p
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Whatever we get, whether tax refund, rebate, whatever it is will go directly to paying down debt. We're so close that we can taste it, and then we get to start bulking up the savings and paying off the mortgage. Non-essential home improvements will come later.
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I just found this thread. What sad news. I'll pray for this poor man's family, his students, and all who loved him.
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I was sadly reading about the death of Suzanne Pleshette, and in my Googling I found out that
- Suzanne Pleshette was married to Tom Poston
- Tom Poston died last April
- Allan Melvin (Sam the Butcher) died last week!
:(
- Suzanne Pleshette was married to Tom Poston
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I have been lurking on the boards a bit and wanted to check in now that all 5 dc are over the chicken pox.
It's good to be back.
Blessings,
Monique
Welcome back, Monique.
I've just found my way here as well.
I'm glad that your kids are better. I thought one of mine had a couple of pox recently, but they didn't amount to anything, and she's the only one who had those suspicious little bumps.
I'll try to remember that you're M&M! ;)
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Thanks, Heather! :D
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She's made comments like that on her un-blog before. But she still comes around. I'm sure we'll see her here eventually, after she performs whatever mental gymnastics are required for her to reconcile her desire to be here with her desire to distinguish herself from us.
:cool:
Sarah,
I just want to say that I smiled when I read that and thought "Ahhh, I've missed Sarah while on my board break!" ;)
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Yes, we do! One of the perks of homeschooling!
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I'm here! I'm here!
You are so sweet to even notice!
I have been on a board break, and I didn't even know about the move. Amy was kind enough to send me an email, so here I am!
This is way cool!!!
It's nice to see you all again!!!! :D (Lovin' the smilies!!!!)
What else would you put into this salsa?
in General Education Discussion Board
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I definitely wouldn't add garlic. Yes, to a dash of cayenne or a little chopped jalapeno or serrano. I might also consider just a wee bit of red onion. Not much, but just enough to break up the sweetness and to play with the salt.
Sounds yummy though.
Are you putting it on top of something special?
Never mind that last part. I'm editing this to say that I had obviously skimmed over the part about the roast pork loin. Sounds absolutely scrumptious!!!