I Won't Buy Toys. Unless I Really Want Them.

Stephen Kreider Yoder, Isaac Yoder & Levi Yoder:

This is uncomfortable for me, but it's time we talked about adult toys.

The kind we can talk about, I mean: the nonessentials in our golf bags and cellphone cases, in our kitchens and garages.

Grown-ups' toys are a parent-teen money issue, I'd argue, because we send signals to our children about financial behavior when we buy big-screen TVs or iPhones or new cars.

It's an uncomfortable issue because I'm conflicted: My upbringing makes frugality my dominant instinct, but I also like gadgets, tools, cameras and other indefensibles.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 22, 2010 1:08 AM
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