Money experiment for my 21 year old

Last night I told my daughter we are having chicken for supper tonight. 'UGH' was her response, for the third day in a row. Sunday I made homemade pea soup....'Eww, that's disgusting'. Monday I made spaghetti....'you know I hate spaghetti'. Tonight chicken....'ugh, again?'. So I've made a decision. I'm going to give my daughter, who is 21, my grocery money for the month and see what she can do with it. I won't clip her coupons. I won't search for sales. I won't write lists. It will all be up to her.

With the $100/week she will also have to buy cat food and cat litter.

My parents are coming down for a visit after Christmas and we are going to have 'Christmas dinner' on New Year's Day so I will buy the turkey and stuff for that but she will have to take care of the rest.

What do you think? Am I setting her up to fail or am I teaching her a valuable lesson?

Feeling a little sad and introspective

I know, it's not the kind of title that may make you want to 'tune in' and see what's going on but today and tomorrow are going to be tough on me. As you may know, I have 4 children. My oldest son, Matthew, is 20 and is leaving for Canada on Wednesday. We are from Canada originally and came to Texas 8 1/2 years ago, when he was 12. He's tried to get a job down here but things aren't going his way so he's decided to try it up in Canada.

My parents and brother live in the same house (duplex) and he will be staying with them. At least he's with family so I don't have to worry about him but I will still miss him terribly.


So, bare with me the next few days while I get my bearings about me. I'll be ok, just might be a tad emotional.

I love you Matt, always will. I hope you find what you're looking for. Remember...I'll always be here for you, no matter what.