Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for March 13, 2016

Getting more gullible every moment the girls’ new stepfather is.

All it takes is, “I will consult with your Mother on this and get back to you.”

Just say “No”.

My allowance was $0.10/week when I grew up. I’m 88 so you can figure what the country was going through then.

Hey I’m retired and still give myself a modest allowance that has to last me all month.

I remember mine as a quarter. Got a job for fifty cents an hour when I was 15. I felt like I was rolling in dough.

Looks like another con attempt. Mom to the rescue!(For him, not them…)

We didnt get allowance. My parents said you did not get paid to pull your weight as part of the family.

Or is it Alix?

I’m 69. When I was 13 I got $1.00 for babysitting on Saturday night. Monday morning I went to our local record store and bought the latest 45 and still had enough for french fries and a coke. Hard to believe. A local merchant was telling me that he used to deal with $10.00 bills, then $20.00 bills and now it’s $50.00. He’s noticed the change just in this last few months.

Back in the 80’s, I occasionally had a $100 bill in my wallet. True, it usually went straight from the bank to the grocery store, but it was there for a while. It then went to twenties, then tens and now I rarely have a dollar in my wallet. Of course I have my debit card, but somehow the greenbacks would feel good to keep it company.

When I was a kid, we didn’t get an allowance. If we wanted spending money, we had to earn it.

You’re right, girls. This is totally unfair. We’re starting a new system. It’s called chores. You get paid for each one you do.

Because Phil is a step dad only. The girls did have a dad who died.

Because he is not thier “dad”. If he married mom when they were 3 and 5, maybe, but marrying into the family of a teen and preteen, he is lucky to even be spoken to.