Clothes Allowance!

Abby's new outfit she picked out and bought herself!

A few months back we starting Abby on her own clothes allowance.                                                        
What is that you may ask?  

Well basically it's $45 bucks a month that Abby gets to spend on whatever she needs from underwear and socks to shoes and accessories--and that is ALL she gets.  She must think ahead and save if she wants something.  We want both the kids to be learning about money, be a good steward of that money and learn early on that it takes hard work and saving to buy things.  We want them to be prepared but most of all we desire for them to be debt-free so they can be free to serve the Lord and not be enslaved to money and the world's view of money.
Abby has already been showing great signs of maturity, it's just amazing.  She bought a pair of converse a month or so ago and cleans them all the time telling us I better take care of these because I gotta buy the next pair too!  We went to the mall Saturday and she picked out a few things she NEEDS...yes, folks she is being responsible and its a beautiful thing!  Not just buying what she wants but she is using her brain-yay!!  When her clothes envelope was getting low she said, "Mom, I don't have any more to spend let's stop shopping."  I love it!  I am so excited about this step in her life and wait expectantly for the Lord to do a great work in her heart and mind!