So here's the deal, when I grew up my parents helped me out time to time. I think we all can say that, but for the most part I started to work and support wants, and become money savy around the seventh grade. If I wanted something outside of basic needs then i worked for it. Starting at 7th grade I worked for 4.50 a hour bucking hay, from that I moved on to tree farms during the holidays, milked cows before school, biulding fence for the other farms, cleaning culverts/ fueling rigs for a local timber company and haying during the summer. Mind you my rate of pay went up, as I got older. The thing is those jobs made me the hard working dedicated employee that I am today, and I would not trade those experiences for anything. But ,after reading this article and the amount of money that was handed out to these kids just seems a tad to much, for doing what, not much more then what should be expected. Just a random rant
But at some level, giving too much too often can deprive kids of more important things - the ability to set priorities or make long-term plans; the pride of achievement; even empathy. A teenager with an enlarged sense of entitlement and a credit card is one of the least attractive species on the planet.
Find this article at:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/06/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_murphy_power...
