Looking For Work: What Happens When You Run Out Of Teeth To Lose...

Lydia is a frugal child by nature. Her normal spending is a pack of gum or mints when she goes to Walmart each week. She pays a dollar toward her mint/gum habit, and Mom and Dad pay the rest. She occasionally buys something else such as yarn for her headband knitting but not often. As a result, she normally has a decent amount of money (think $20) at any given time. She accumulates it from tooth fairy money, relatives giving her money for gifts, and work around the house. However, she hasn't done much work lately, and her money is running out. She's was in an after school program for the last month where she stayed at school until 4:30. She would then come home, eat, go play soccer or dance, do homework, shower, and have only a few minutes before bed.

Things are slowing down a bit in her life now though with the after school program cutting back to two days a week and soccer ending. She explained her financial woes to Mom this evening. She said she needs some work (around the house) to earn money because she doesn't have any more teeth to lose. She has a way of getting to the point with her troubles.