Microeconomics

Cat is responsible for a portion of her soccer fees.  The amount she owes us each month is a little more than what we pay her for her household job every month, so if she doesn't do any extra work outside the house (babysitting, dog sitting, working for Suz, etc.) then she comes up short.

Last month Cat had just enough to make her monthly payment.  She was really sad that she didn't have extra money to go out to lunch with some friends and lamented the fact that she had to pay anything toward soccer at all, and couldn't have lots of money to do with as she pleased.  I agreed.  It would be fun to have tons of money.  But I didn't give her any more money.

Eliza was nearby and quickly offered to give Cat the money she'd need to pay for lunch with her friends.  I was floored by her offer, especially since Eliza loves spending money as much as the other kids.

In the end, Cat decided to use some of her monthly lunch money allocation so that she could eat out with her friends (recognizing that she'd need to pack a couple more lunches for school), and I felt good about her coming up with a solution without having to borrow money from me, or accept a donation from Eliza the Generous.