Kids & Coupons

I am often asked how I balance shopping with a baby and spending my coupons.

I am lucky enough to have my son know no other shopping than Mommy with coupons. Sure, there was a stage or two where Boaz (my son) wanted to gnaw on my coupons, and even a few weeks where Boaz wanted to keep (or tear up) the coupons himself. But all in all- shopping with coupons is normal to him.

I encourage parents to either shop alone or to include their kids into spending the coupons. There are so many valuable lessons that can be learned at the grocery store... think about sharpening those math skills.

I received an email from a SYS student letting me know that she has designed classes for kids to learn life skills like counting money, saving, spending coupons and even budgeting... for kids! How awesome is that?

Feel free to check out the class site www.schooltools101.blogspot.com. In fact, mention Sharpen Your Scissors to receive a class discount!