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October 30th, 2007 at 02:59 am

then I'm done for the night. We purchased a Netflix membership for my then-17 year old nephew for Christmas last year, as he was always running to and from the video store. It went really well for 6 months or so. We were paying the monthly fee for him, and he got a few movies every month delivered to his door. Apparently, back in June, he lost both DVDs that he had out and NEVER TOLD US. I just found out this week. I was, needless to say, pissed that I have been paying $14 per month for NOTHING. DH reported both DVDs as lost and I cancelled the account. I know 17 can be a very self-centered age, but c'mon. When someone is paying a monthly fee for a service for you, and you are no longer using that service (and, what's more, lost the merchandise), the least you can do is tell them so they can stop payments. I have been trying, more or less unsucessfully, to get some money sense into this boy since he got his first job last year. And yet, it's money-in and money-out every payday. Nothing saved. All of it going towards gas and fast food, video games and stupid things. Ugh. I hope I can get this message across to my kids when they become teenagers (although I hope it will be easier for them growing up and seeing this behavior their entire lives - I guess it's hard to undo what is learned by experience - but I sure as hell am going to keep trying.)
End of rant. I'm going to bed.

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3 Responses to “And just one rant...”

  1. reflectionite Says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 04:02 am 1193716963
    1193716963

    i was like that when i got my first job, right through til i finished school. i used to spend all my paycheck in a couple of days then hangout til the next one, usually on clothes and food it was too. you just have to hope that by the time he wants something really big, like a car or a trip overseas, he'll come to his senses and realise he needs to save. atleast you are pointing him in the right drection.

  2. princessperky Says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 04:04 pm 1193760267
    1193760267

    I hope that the 'reflex' of saving will be instilled in my kids (20% saved, 10 to charity) but...well...things go wrong, I might end up with a rebel. But at least I know when they want to return to their senses they will remember an entire childhood of 'reflex' saving..so it should be easier to go back to.

    I found that even though I spent most all my money as a teen, when I was ready to go back to saving it was easier for me than for some of my never before saved peers. So mom must have done something right Smile

  3. gruntina Says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 04:42 pm 1193762569
    1193762569

    I wonder if it was a possibility that he felt bad and was embarrassed to tell you that he lost the two DVD’s. So he did not inform you to stop payments to avoid the confrontations? I know teenagers are emotionally sensitive.

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