This is dope, Exactly what I was looking for when I posted. Thank You.



>to be able to buy whatever it was they wanted.
>
>so if what you wanted cost x number of dollars, how many hours
>would you have to work to be able to buy it?
>
>now, my 2 daughters that don't work yet, i make them calculate
>based on my rounded up version of MD's minimum wage: $9.
>
>my daughter that does work is still a teenager but she's
>always made more than minimum wage but never more than $12/hr
>so that's her figure.
>
>how you feel having to work 7 or 8 days to buy 1 item? is that
>sustainable?
>
>i also tell them that if they really want certain shit, the
>key is to earn enough money that the purchase doesn't seem
>stupid.
>
>if you gotta work 2 weeks to make enough money to buy this
>particular bag/shoe/belt/whatever, that's kinda stupid.
>
>but if you can work 2 days bring in the cash that it takes to
>make the same purchase, it sounds more reasonable.
>
>so don't kill your desires. just use them to fuel your efforts
>so that you grind hard enough to do what you feel with it
>still making sense within your realm...