Carson's Money

Yesterday was payday for the boys. They were gone on Thanksgiving week so they had a smaller check. Carson has been having a really hard time saving his money, and when he wants something, like money in Billings, I tell him no. So, I asked him if I could save his money, and I wrote him a "promisary" note. It said, "I owe you $15.00. Let's think REALLY hard before we spend any of it. Mom." He made me sign it with my signature, my name. (Luckily it has always been mandatory that he save 40%, so at least he has some money saved. But they are not allowed to touch it.) So about 10 minutes later he leaves with Chet to scouts. Chet ran to the store after for something, and Cars comes in with new sunglasses. He was so proud of them and how he looked. He told me that I need to pay dad $11 from his money. Chet knew nothing of our "note".  I looked at Chet bugged, and he just laughed. I asked Cars what the heck! He said, "Mom! I will save from now on!" And he won't. He better marry well. He wants to be a teacher or cop, so won't be making much if that's what he does. His wife better know how to manage money or they will be in FAT trouble. But hopefully we can teach him before then. We shall see...