Teaching children how to be financially responsible is one of the most important lessons parents can share with their little ones.
Well, one mum has received heaps of praise online after sharing the genius task she set her 12-year-old, as it sounds like the exercise was both fun and educational for her son. A budding chef, she challenged the youngster to go grocery shopping for the family, as Liverpool Echo reports.
Kelly Miller Richards gave her son, Vinnie, £50 to spend at Asda, and she was left glowing with pride when she saw what he brought home. Not only did Vinnie complete his task - to get ingredients for five meals for the family - he had change to spare.
Sharing Vinnie's success in a Facebook group for families trying to eat on a budget, Kelly, from County Durham, said: "So I gave my son Vinnie a challenge, I told him to do a shop and make five meals out of £50 for five of us... and he has pulled it off on only £36.14. (He gets to keep the change).
"The meals are spag bol with crusty bread, chicken korma with rice, a cooked breakfast, crispy chicken wraps with salad and chips, and a spaghetti carbonara. He wants to be a chef when he's older, I am so proud of him twelve years old and doing this". [sic]
Kelly's post received thousands of likes and hundreds of positive comments from impressed parents. One mum replied: "I love this idea, I think I might challenge my 14-year-old to do this".
A second commenter joked: "Please could I borrow him! He's better than my husband!" Meanwhile, a third person praised Vinnie, writing: "Can I just say this is absolutely brilliant I did similar with my son who wanted to be a chef! His 23 now and did make it as a pro chef".
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