Our life, the Martinez story: Recycling for savings

Jayden has a very long wish list from Mighty Beans to a Trophy Truck he can drive his dad around in when he's 16!!! Right now he wants a Playstation 3.... We have other video games so I couldn't bring myself to buy him another game system. Brian and I talked one evening about how we would further teach Jayden and Persaus all about SAVING MONEY. About six months ago I took him to our bank and he opened a savings account, when I go online once in a while I transfer money into it so it's GROWING!!! So Brian and I decided if he wants the game system he will have to save for it. We cut a picture of a playstation 3 and put it on his jar which the lid counts the change. Today we turned in cans to the recycling center... This time they were kinda given to him, but we talked over dinner that if he wanted to earn money he has to work for it and help collect the cans. Jayden was so into it ripping open the plastic bags pooring the cans into the plastic trash cans, after we filled the first can we took a guess at how much the cans were worth.... Jayden said $10, I said $4. Well after the second can was filled Jayden said I think there're like a million cans here, I said I know!!!! Aaaannnndddd the grand total was $42 and some change.... We were jumping up and down, so exciting. On our way home we both agreed he would take the $2 dollars and some change to Church on Sunday to give for offering, then put $20 in his savings account and the other $20 toward his Playstation. All the change Jayden earns is going toward his Playstation 3 and we are encouraging him to not take any money from his savings acount, he also was given money for his birthday that he wants to put in his savings account. There are many moments when he says I have money let's go buy a toy.... We remind him of the big things he wants to save for and explain to him the importance of SAVING SAVING SAVING!!!!!