When my younger son was 15, his older brother worked at Footlocker. We got 40% discount on the “sneakers”. Still, $60 is lot of money to spend on shoes that will only last about 3 months. And, on top of that, he was still growing. Those first sneakers only lasted 2 months before he needed a larger size. Ended up with a size 15 shoe at 6’7". The clothes he needed also needed replacing often.
Sometimes parents have to break a promise for the good of their child. It isn’t easy for the parents, but they would not forgive themselves if something happened to the child while they were away unable to help.
I used to wash my ex-husband’s handkerchiefs with the rest of the wash. They were those large ones that you could tie around your neck like they did in all the Westerns I ever saw. Finally convinced him to use Kleenex. I think he went back to those handkerchiefs after he left me and we got divorced.
How about having one at 50, another at 59 and a third at 63? Count yourself young!