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Originally Posted by hp2
Exactly. It doesn't have to be a huge confrontational issue, but a little give and take and maybe some banter along the way.
I tried to impress this philosophy on my son a couple weeks ago while we were at a swap meet. He found a bag of Legos he wanted, price tag said $15. He only had $10 so he asked me for $5. I said no. He was bummed that he didn't have enough. I took a few minutes to explain to him that he should take the bag up to the lady selling it, explain to her that there are some good pieces in here that he wants, but there are a lot of other pieces he doesn't need and it is a mixed bag of stuff that he can't confirm what exactly is in it and ask if she would take $10. If she said no, he should then offer $12, and I would spot $2 for it. If he couldn't get it for $12, he was SOL until he earned some more money.
He gave it a shot and ended up with a bag of Legos for $10 and a big **** eatin grin for the rest of the day that he saved himself $5 simply by asking.
Hope the lesson sticks.
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That's great! Welcome to the world of good business little buddy, Sounds like maybe you should have him start making your deals for you. lol