When I was a kid and saw a toy I liked I’d ask “Do I have to buy it with my own money?” (allowance or birthday money or whatever) If the answer was yes I usually didn’t buy it. It’s easy to spend other people’s money but hard to spend your own. Ask any politician.
My sister used to do that! She’d ask Dad for money to go to the movies and he’d say, you’re getting an allowance, and she’d say I’m saving that!, and he’d say well, that’s good and give her money for the movies. Never worked for me. (btw… at that time a $1 would get us into the movie AND buy popcorn)
mokspr Premium Member 10 months ago
I see a future in high finance for that boy.
Tigressy 10 months ago
Tony asked nothing yet for today’s strip.
Is it?
Maybe Pete could put those 20 bucks into his next tax declaration – “Emergency money to avoid a tantrum of my not yet teenage boy”?
Any parent at the IRS will understand.
Macushlalondra 10 months ago
When I was a kid and saw a toy I liked I’d ask “Do I have to buy it with my own money?” (allowance or birthday money or whatever) If the answer was yes I usually didn’t buy it. It’s easy to spend other people’s money but hard to spend your own. Ask any politician.
brick10 10 months ago
MY money vs. Our money.
ladykat 10 months ago
Eliot, just how much money do you have squirrelled away, anyway?
Just-me 10 months ago
The response from my dad would have been, “time for you to go out and mow some yards or wash some cars…”
MuddyUSA Premium Member 10 months ago
A straight forward answer…..
KEA 10 months ago
My sister used to do that! She’d ask Dad for money to go to the movies and he’d say, you’re getting an allowance, and she’d say I’m saving that!, and he’d say well, that’s good and give her money for the movies. Never worked for me. (btw… at that time a $1 would get us into the movie AND buy popcorn)
Cozmik Cowboy 10 months ago
This is how the 1% operate (the kid, not the dad).
cuzinron47 10 months ago
This is why you declare him as a dependent. Tell him he has already used up his tax credit for the year.
basspro 10 months ago
Then in that case son the answer is no.