The education system has long been criticized for not teaching kids about finances.
Some schools are too busy teaching kids about things that don't really matter in the real world, like the mitochondria of a cell. How does that help us do our taxes?!
This has left it up to parents to educate their children about budging. But one family may have taken things too far, as evidenced by their “hygiene budget” that’s causing people to give them dirty looks.
For starters, the parents of three kids don’t even live in a traditional house. There’s no suburban cul-de-sac or white picket fence where they live.
Instead, they travel around in their RV and document their adventures on their social media account, @family.of.nomads.
This gives them control of what they teach their kids.
Since they’re obviously scrimpers and savers, one thing they want their kids to be educated about is finances.
“We homeschool our kids on the road, and it’s very important as part of our homeschooling to teach our kids about finances,” she said. More parents need to heed this advice!
While this makes perfect sense, there is one budgeting category that doesn’t quite add up: the hygiene budget.
They’re also responsible for keeping track of the inventory of items. For instance, for her 11-year-old daughter, this amount is $115.
One video even showed the mom shopping with her daughter for some of these products. Her nine-year-old receives $100 every three months.
If her son tries to spend less on hygiene products and pocket the rest of the money, his hygiene budget will be less next quarter. “This does not mean that they will not have access to hygiene products,” the mother of three explained.
While the concept of teaching children about budgeting is good, some people believe that it’s taking things too far.
“Did you ever consider that the kids may actually enjoy this?” McCorkle responded.
“You see budgeting, I see a future of the kids ending up on extreme cheapskates,” another wrote.
“I would’ve been so embarrassed,” a fourth added.
Some had a problem with the budgeted amount, especially when the daughter gets her period. “Girl what about girls with pads and tampons? They better get more than 100.”
"Teaching kids that everyday necessities cost money is great, even adults have a budget we all have bills to pay so learning more about that as a kid," one wrote.
"God I wish I was taught how to budget and save money that young. Now I’m almost 20 and have no clue how to survive off my tiny paychecks," agreed another.
