On Sunday afternoon when Sarah came over to pick up Eden she brought Harley with her because he hadn't been able to go to his Dad's. Sarah wanted to go over to the homestore shop because they have a Christmas room and all the decorations and gifts were half price and other parts of the store also had some reduced prices so Eden went with her to help her.
I don't very often get time alone with Harley who is ten, he's quite a handful sometimes and always seems to have had new batteries inserted before he comes to see me! Sunday was no different but after about ten minutes he slowed down a bit to my speed and tried to explain what the little gadget was that he was playing with. It was some electronic computerised thingy and with me being a technophobe Harley was finding it quite difficult getting me to understand. His birthday was only a couple of weeks ago so I asked him what he had received then he reeled off all the presents that had been given to him.
Then I asked him what he would like for Christmas. Usually he will start with the most expensive Lego set and say "If you haven't got enough money for that then there's......" and so he comes down in price until eventually he gives me the name of the cheapest kit and the price. This time he tried a different tactic because I gave him the Argos catalogue and he showed me two items that he wanted saying "If you get both of these then you can save £5 because they're much cheaper if you buy two so instead of thirty pounds you can get both for £25!"
This time he didn't give me an alternative but he knows that my income is limited now that I'm retired and he thinks that if I save a whole £5 I will be much better off! He'll learn as he gets older!
Hi Grandma,
ReplyDeleteAww Harley is so sweet! He's trying to save you money. :)
The holidays are a challenge on a fixed income. We've decided not to exchange gifts this year and just bring treats to share. We'll have no children around us this year so it will be easier.