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    De> have two girls, 5 and 7.  We have a pocket money system for them too,   
    De> but they haven't quite learned the value of money.  That is to say, they   
    De> don't quite get that when it runs out, you stop getting things you like.   
    De> Perhaps a better lesson is to suggest they save up for something big   
    De> they like, so that there is a goal to achieve and work towards.   
      
   Growing up my single mom, and remarried dad, only had enough money to buy me   
   things on my Birthday and Christmas.  All other times, I had to save if I   
   wanted anything.  It's hard to get the wife to quit buying them things just   
   "because," but when they ask me, I would assigna  chore.  The problem was, I   
   would forget how much I told them I'd give them, or since I don't carry cash,   
   I'd forget to pay them.  So .. they'd get something much more valuable then   
   what was earned as a result.  So the chore ap is great.  The Busy Kid ap,   
   specifically, allows the parent to set a "save percent," which is great.  My   
   boys will ask me to transfer money out so they can buy "RoBucks" all the   
   time.  I just say now.  One day they'll want a $80 game and I'll ask them to   
   look at their ap.  They'll likely have it in there and have earned it.  I   
   have had to tweak "who does what" based on age, as my 8 year old hasn't been   
   diligent with the weeds in the flower beds, but the 12 year old kicks butt at   
   them; conversely, the 8 year old picks up the dog doo just fine daily.  It's   
   been a life saver and the kids are all over the ap daily.  It has a lot of   
   preloaded chores that I wouldn't have thought of that are very helpful, all   
   the way down to "brush your teeth," so I'm not the helicopter dad constantly   
   reminding them.     
      
   I agree with you on Facebook.  I don't trust their tracking, I don't like   
   that the second I walk into a store, Facebook ads are appearing of the store   
   I had just visited.  I also don't like employers snooping social media to see   
   if my political views, page likes, etc.. match their "culture."  I'm old   
   enough to keep my mouth shut when I don't agree with someone, and smart   
   enough not to share political memes, but I might like Fox News over CNN, and   
   don't like the idea of an employer not hiring as a result of something so   
   trivial.  Lastly, I don't get facebook frankly ... It was designed to connect   
   friends and family that wouldn't otherwise see one another.  If it had stayed   
   in that lane, I'd be content with it.  My family has switched to Marco Polo   
   for that purpose, it's like Video Texting and much better then seeing static   
   photos of my nephews ...    
      
   Glad to meet you, where are you from?  I'm in Carmel Indiana.   
      
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