Money Lessons

I tagged along with my buddy taking my goddaughter to look at buying a new keyboard. She’d saved up $159 over the years, and likes playing the piano. We get to the store and she’s shocked to find out the one she wants is $150. She was confused/shocked about how spending works, so I explained it to her:

Her: If I buy this, I’ll only have $9 left
Me: Yeah, but you’ll have a keyboard you wanna play
Her: But I don’t like spending my money
Me: That’s exactly how spending works.

Sigh. Lookit me, explaining the economy to the next generation. You’re welcome, Earth!