...It seems excessive, to me at least, for 6th graders to walk in with a Starbucks drink every morning...
DD thinks that Starbucks is wonderful (and why wouldn't she when they are basically sugar and caffeine bombs). One of her aunts would get them for her (decaf, because that's SOOO much better, right?). I refused to buy them -- for her or myself -- because they are a) ridiculously expensive and b) terrible for you. Since we formalized her allowance and refused to pay for random snacks / drinks she went through the following stages of budgeting:
1. Joy -- I can buy what I want!
2. Shock -- How much do these cost?
3. Grief -- I can't go to the movie with my friend now.
4. Acceptance -- I think I'll just have a little coffee from the pot in the morning.
I think it's nice of you to share the scholarship. I wouldn't have, but would have pointed out that the money we saved was still in the household fund and available for other things in the future.
