We've done some passing down of electronics at our house.
It's a sign that they are all growing up.
Luke decided that he wanted to buy an ipod touch--pricey.
He wanted one so that he could listen to music and play games on it. I also think the cool factor played a part in it.
At the same time, Josh Oliver decided that he wanted to buy a 3D DS--also pricey.
He's not the best saver, but he had birthday money burning a hole in his pocket.
Luke offered to sell his DS to Ollie in order to fund his ipod purchase.
Strangely, I was really sad that realize that Luke didn't care about his DS anymore. It doesn't seem like that long ago that he was desperately saving up to buy it.
It took a bit of convincing--I don't know why because he was getting a really good deal--but finally Josh bought the DS and all the games for $100.
It was a steal!
And, he was super happy about how much he got!
Next it was time to tackle Luke's ipod.
The thought of him spending so much money on something like that made me cringe.
I suggested that he ask Ben if he could buy his old phone from him. It could do everything he wanted but was even cooler because it was a phone!
Ben sold it to him for a mere $50! (a little expensive, but it was a fair price in the bigger picture of things.)
It was really a win-win all the way around.
Both boys got what they wanted, I didn't have any more electronics come into the house, and we ended up with some bonus money in our activities fund!
