Two small kids purchase something and go over to their grandpa, who is waiting by the door.
Grandpa: "Did you get your change?"
Kid: "Yep! We even still have six cents left!"
Grandpa: "Eh, just throw it away. Pennies aren't worth anything anymore."
Kid: "Yep! We even still have six cents left!"
Grandpa: "Eh, just throw it away. Pennies aren't worth anything anymore."
Does anyone else find this sad? Way to teach those kids about saving money there Grandpa!
It reminded me of a story that a dear friend told me once. She said an older family member of hers was a child during the Depression. They had to save EVERY cent for food. Once, she had finally saved enough money for a gallon of milk, after being out for some time. She walked all the way to the store. As she put her money up on the counter, the clerk discovered she was one cent short. ONE CENT! She had to put the milk back and walk all the way back home. No one could afford to lend even a cent. Sure, times have changed (ha...but really, have they? hello bad economy...) ...but every penny matters!
wow, I agree. Instead that grandpa could have suggested the kid start a college fund or donate it!
ReplyDeleteWell, I've never! Have you ever collected your spare change? It adds up! I hope there aren't more grandpas saying this stuff. My grandpa went through the Great Depression and many dinners for him were bread chunks in milk or fried noodles and bread crumbs.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story about the depression. It reminds me of a story I read about a kid who couldn't afford to pay for college so he wrote into a famous columnist and asked him to publish a plea to his millions of readers for them to each send him one penny. He was able to pay for his whole college education!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.snopes.com/college/admin/cent.asp
Wow! With all the 6 cents we've saved up we've been able to have extra money for souvenirs on trips, and sometimes I even get a yummy sno cone during the summer with just change! That's sad that saving isn't being taught like it should be.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good reminder Katie!