Comments on: The Crap We Buy Our Kids Equates to $100,000 at 21 Years Old http://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/ Financial Evolution: Education, Adaptation, Achievement Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5910 Ed Fri, 21 May 2010 16:24:28 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5910 your a jew with your money, holy crap, have fun, buy your kids something you cheap ass. your a jew with your money, holy crap, have fun, buy your kids something you cheap ass.

]]> By: Money hintshttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5173 Money hints Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:26:47 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5173 I think you nailed it. I spend even more than what you said on that chart. I think when my son is 21 it would of cost me a future value of well over 1,000,000. I think you nailed it. I spend even more than what you said on that chart. I think when my son is 21 it would of cost me a future value of well over 1,000,000.

]]> By: Friday Acknowledgements April 2 2010 — Dividend Monkhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5127 Friday Acknowledgements April 2 2010 — Dividend Monk Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:07:29 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5127 [...] Darwin’s Finance shows how the crap we buy our kids equates to $100,000 by 21 years old. [...] [...] Darwin’s Finance shows how the crap we buy our kids equates to $100,000 by 21 years old. [...]

]]> By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuffhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5072 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:48:49 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5072 <a href="#comment-5071" rel="nofollow">@Financial Samurai</a>, I think the point was that kids don't need as much crap...not that they don't need any at all. I loved my Super Soaker...even if it did cost me $9 in 1992. I didn't have a Nintendo, but a water gun and a pile of bricks were fun back then. @Financial Samurai, I think the point was that kids don’t need as much crap…not that they don’t need any at all. I loved my Super Soaker…even if it did cost me $9 in 1992. I didn’t have a Nintendo, but a water gun and a pile of bricks were fun back then.

]]> By: Financial Samuraihttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5071 Financial Samurai Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:41:06 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5071 I think I'd rather have crap as a kid. I didn't have a Nineto, a water gun, nothing. Kinda sucked. I wish I had a lot of stuff! Maybe my parents wished they had a lot of money, but I didn't! I think I’d rather have crap as a kid. I didn’t have a Nineto, a water gun, nothing. Kinda sucked.

I wish I had a lot of stuff! Maybe my parents wished they had a lot of money, but I didn’t!

]]> By: Darwinhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5070 Darwin Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:17:43 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5070 <a href="#comment-5066" rel="nofollow">@Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog</a>, True, grandparents are good that way! @Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog, True, grandparents are good that way!

]]> By: Darwinhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5069 Darwin Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:17:23 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5069 <a href="#comment-5060" rel="nofollow">@ctreit</a>, Yup, I'm guilty of that garage mess. The kids have their ride-on truck and wagon and toys and I have my big boy tractor and tools. There was a point where we could fit a car in there, but no longer. That's definitely a major downfall in our house. @ctreit, Yup, I’m guilty of that garage mess. The kids have their ride-on truck and wagon and toys and I have my big boy tractor and tools. There was a point where we could fit a car in there, but no longer. That’s definitely a major downfall in our house.

]]> By: Darwinhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5068 Darwin Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:16:08 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5068 <a href="#comment-5056" rel="nofollow">@Investor Junkie</a>, Perhaps, it's anyone's guess. The current rate is about that. It's been trending low with wage growth suppressed and unemployment high. I've been with the low inflation crowd over the hyperinflation crowd of late since I don't see how we get hyperinflation with no consumption as people continue to lose jobs. But perhaps in a few years I'll be proven wrong... @Investor Junkie, Perhaps, it’s anyone’s guess. The current rate is about that. It’s been trending low with wage growth suppressed and unemployment high. I’ve been with the low inflation crowd over the hyperinflation crowd of late since I don’t see how we get hyperinflation with no consumption as people continue to lose jobs. But perhaps in a few years I’ll be proven wrong…

]]> By: Matt @ Dividend Monkhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5067 Matt @ Dividend Monk Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:19:14 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5067 Great post. Adding up all that crap over a lifetime clearly shows the lunacy of rampant consumerism. Most toys aren't even big hits anyway- they are played with and quickly discarded for something newer. Experiences matter more. Great post.

Adding up all that crap over a lifetime clearly shows the lunacy of rampant consumerism. Most toys aren’t even big hits anyway- they are played with and quickly discarded for something newer. Experiences matter more.

]]> By: Tom @ Canadian Finance Bloghttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/give-kids-junk/#comment-5066 Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:16:29 +0000 http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2073#comment-5066 Scary thought! Though our son is only 6 months old, we don't plan to spend too much money on him for toys and overpriced clothes. Thankfully we have grandparents for that ;) Scary thought! Though our son is only 6 months old, we don’t plan to spend too much money on him for toys and overpriced clothes. Thankfully we have grandparents for that ;)

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