tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950890220825054017.post147874173331334878..comments2023-06-19T09:09:19.032-05:00Comments on The Smith Family Journey: Alright, I Admit....Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06708414960946762766noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950890220825054017.post-78612001567141599132012-09-24T08:27:42.805-05:002012-09-24T08:27:42.805-05:00We make Claire pay for her own phone plan. Grante...We make Claire pay for her own phone plan. Granted, she doesn't have a job at this time, so we still pay for it, but she works it off through babysitting her siblings and doing random housework. She is on a prepaid plan through T-Mobile, though, so it only costs $15/month (unlimited texting and 10-cents-per-minute phone calls - since she hardly talks on the phone, this works great for her). We are now visiting the topic of cars (she wants her own, of course) and auto insurance and the like. Since Monte and I both fully paid for our own first cars, we're thinking of making her do the same (and then we would pick up the cost of insurance) or vice versa. We do get to have the final say in what car she gets, though.<br /><br />It's a tough position to be in when you're trying to teach responsibility, but you don't want to be too strict, either!<br /><br />Praying that we both find the fine line in there :)Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280523378311477782noreply@blogger.com