Do your kids waste money?

I don't have kids, but I have two parents who taught us never to waste money. I don't waste my money, but I do enjoy every penny of what I have left after I've paid the bills, and put some away in my savings account. I'm sending this post from the cafe up the street, as a matter of fact, where I'm enjoying a cup of coffee.

They leave on their bedroom lights a lot. The one thing they do that bothers me is they leave the milk out in the morning after having breakfast. If I happen to sleep in or something or don't come down to the kitchen right away that milk sits out. This takes away from the amount of time that it will stay fresh. They also still ask me for stuff every time we go shopping, like it is nothing. They beg and promise to pay me back when they get the money. Actually my daughter is fine she has a lot of money that she has saved from birthdays and stuff, but my middle child (son) has a problem of money burning through his pocket the moment he gets it and he never has any money. Of course he is the one always saying I'll pay back when I get the money, I tell him you can have the item after you get the money.

sadly for some kids it doesnt get any better...we have a 15 year old who has no money sense at all! where as her younger sister is so good at saving and spends her money wisely. the older on, we still need to work on!

My son is still too little to really understand the concept of money. The one thing that he does that wastes money is flipping his lights on and off a lot. He sleeps with his door closed, so a lot of times I don't even know he's doing it, unless I happen to walk by and see the light strip under his door.

Elliott does, however love to have his own money. He loves finding change and putting it in his bank. He doesn't know what he is supposed to do with it, but he knows it's good to have!