I don't have kids, but I have spoiled ass little cousin, son of my spoiled single mom cousin. He makes his mom feel bad for not getting him the 400$ sneakers every month.

Now I've already decided that my kids won't be getting that shit even if I'm pulling in 500k a year. But what I hadn't thought about until then is, how those conversations will go.

What do you guys do? What has worked?

if you dont want them to have jordans or other expensive shit then dont get it for them.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

But I want to give my kids more than that. Like my parents did that. No explanation.

Then late middle school hit, and I said fuck it. I'll get it on my own. And did some f**k shit and got distracted.

I'm moreso talking about lessons you teach on the value of money, brands, marketing and how to get that across to a young mind.

help foster a habit of thinking in terms of assets
my mom loved that she could teach me about finances through sneakers

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Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
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To swim or to touch not
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why wouldn't you want your kid(s) to have whatever item if you could afford it and it wasn't harmful to them?

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it was never about whether they could afford to buy me Js and nice shit. they just werent spending their money on it. and nothing i said/did could ever change that aside from growing up and buying it myself.

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>it was never about whether they could afford to buy me Js and
>nice shit. they just werent spending their money on it. and
>nothing i said/did could ever change that aside from growing
>up and buying it myself.

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Honestly I always thought it was weird to have another persons name on your body, but outside of that I'm a minimalist person and much more into experiences then material.

>Honestly I always thought it was weird to have another
>persons name on your body, but outside of that I'm a
>minimalist person and much more into experiences then
>material.


Experiences over Material???
Why can't I be rocking my Jordan XI walking down the beach at Ko Samui sipping on a mai tai watching the sun bout to set before I board my private jet?

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Like,I'm looking for answers, not your questions tbh.

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>I don't have kids, but I have spoiled ass little cousin, son
>of my spoiled single mom cousin. He makes his mom feel bad for
>not getting him the 400$ sneakers every month.
>
>Now I've already decided that my kids won't be getting that
>shit even if I'm pulling in 500k a year. But what I hadn't
>thought about until then is, how those conversations will go.
>
>
>What do you guys do? What has worked?


my oldest is 2.5 and she be on that shit and i tell her to "SUCK IT UP!!!"
and she brings her little ass on

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all the rich kids i knew didnt rock new jordans... they wore duck boots and boat shoes with holes in them

most rich parents dont buy that dumb shit

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

that same kid that had holes in his duck boots probably had a $700 Easton Lil League bat and a $900 custom made Nahoma infielders glove made for himself.

Dog, when you make that kinda bread, shot changes.
You begin to stop sweating shit under a certain dollar amount.


How you think these Beyonce shows keep getting sold out?

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but they had Lacoste shirts and polo shirts...

but back then we didnt really give a shit about that stuff until hip hop told us that shit was important.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

But those kids parents cared about that stuff.

As early as 10 years old I knew about Oshkosh vs Pro Wings vs Nike shoes
Or
Bugle Boy vs Wranglers vs Levis
I was born in 79

Nobody wanted $400 shoes
But niggas ain't want no damn prowings either!

Again, if a parent is making $40k a month, they not sweating no pair of Jays.

How do you make per year?
Now divide that by $40,000.
Puts shit in perspective.

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Mario Lemeuix... they all,live in the town I grew up in.

now, WE were poor as shit cause most black kids parents worked at the Steel Mills but the town is one of the wealthiest in PA.

so i knew plenty of kids who grew up in big ass old mansions but they dressed bummy as shit.

they didnt ask for Jordans because they werent raised to value that shit.

sorry bruh, you arent the only one who was up on LaCoque Sportif, Paddington Bear and Osh Kosh as a youngin...

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

I grew up in the project
We were all poor
But if you were "hip" then you had a booster in your family that got you reeboks and levis.

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i'm glad i'm not there yet

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my parents taught me the value of bartering and flipping
if they want it...raise the capital themselves (legally)
if not shut the fuck up
i love sneakers and will get my kid what he wants...but hes working for it

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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
To swim or to touch not
When we unite we hedge amen

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...

taught me if you do want material things better setup a career that affords you that

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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
To swim or to touch not
When we unite we hedge amen

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...

Haven't been in a sneaker store in a few years, so I don't know.

And stick to the functional aspects of shoes and garments... I'm not entirely sure what they did, but I was aware from a very early age of the gulf between functional differences and image differences. They'd make sure I had the best musical instruments we could budget to because it made a genuine functional difference to my experience, but they would've laughed me out of the house if I asked for a pair of Jordans costing twice as much as a functionally similar pair of Pumas.

I actually can't remember ever asking my parents for "luxury" items like sneakers... I knew friends did and I used to feel awkward watching them do it... whatever my parents taught me in my first few years left me unable to debase myself that way.

If kids make it to their teenage years thinking their worth comes from wearing brands, the parents have probably been failing them a lot longer than they've been saying no to pairs of Yeezys.

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some of em are cold, but I aint payin more than $99 for shoes no mo

I'll spend a little more for some bjorns.

the okp sneaker post where they link to $500 plain canvas kicks is hilarious.


I remember a how much are you wearing post and dudes were bragging about $20 underwear and $400 denim.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

if you buy a teen the OG Bred 1s, there's a good chance they're in their best friends' rotation too. and the first day they wear it to school, there's at least 2 students asking them their size and if they're for sale.

if you're buying your kids jordans, are you teaching them how to react to those other kids?

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And I wasn't about to get no 200 sneakers but she was rocking these beat up chuck taylors with holes in them. That's what she wanted to wear because that's what the fancy kids at her prep school wear.



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