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Happy Thanksgiving - Put your Turkey on Lay-Away

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I have finally finished raking all the leaves and the squirrels are busy gathering acorns for the winter. New Hampshire just missed a snow storm and everyone is getting things ready for Thanksgiving.

It has been a challenging year. However, it is when times are the most difficult that we tend to grow the most. We are strong, resilient and have hope!

Perhaps, this bad economy has some benefits. One benefit is that many people are rediscovering what is important in life! It allows us to focus on all that we have and what is possible to achieve.

The other day I was in a store with one of my grandnieces and there was a sign stating "We have Lay-away!"

My grandniece exclaimed -- "what is lay-away"? --

So, I explained that when there is something you want, but you don't have all the money you need to buy it, you put a down payment on it. Then each week you make a payment until you have paid the full price. Then you can take the items home!

She saw a beautiful sweater she wanted and we opened up the lay-away account! She is SAVING part of her allowance each week so she can make the weekly payment and she is requesting to do more chores so she can earn a little extra cash! ....Hmmm- maybe we don't need all those credit cards after all

So, I wish for everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. May you enjoy friends and family and all the wonderful flavors of the season.

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Posted by Joan Whitebook, ABR,e-Pro,CEBA Southern New Hampshire on 11/27/2008 11:27 AM

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34 Comments on Happy Thanksgiving - Put your Turkey on Lay-Away

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2008

I saw that on the news....making a comeback :)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Joan!

Sally -- thank you for all that you do! I love this group and it always give me a new outlook on life when I read the posts! Happy Thanksgiving Sally --

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2008

Joan: What a great thing for your grandniece to discover. The actually value of money, and the art of saving for something, and then buying it. Awesome. I am sure she will enjoy the sweater much more once she finally makes that last payment and takes the sweater home with her. Cool ! Thanks for sharing.

Your comment about raking the leaves and seeing the squirrels took me very quickly to the time I lived in Northeastern Ohio. Raking the leaves in the fall was a weekly thing... and I really enjoyed the squirrels. I rarely seem them here in Fort Worth. Darn...

I had heard that lay-a-way was coming back. Who would have thought?

I agree! Have a GREAT Thanksgiving Holiday!

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! I am truly rediscovering what is important to me this year.

Learning about saving at a young age is a wonderful thing, Happy Thanksgiving to you.

Joan, I heard one of the toy stores was offering lay away again....I actually think it's brilliant to bring that back! Especially right now. It would have us all saving :)

Karen Anne The leaves were beautiful this year! We were lucky it hasn't snowed yet this year and I was able to get 99% of the leaves off the ground. Of course, I had some help from my husband and I had a young kid assisting so he could earn some x-mas money! The squirrels are fun to watch as they get things ready for a long winter. They also are enjoying the sunny days right now. Happy Thanksgiving.

Richard It is interesting that the concept of lay away is back! Some of the "old" ways of doing things may not have been so bad after all. It will be interesting to see some of the other benefits of these challenging economic times. I do think this has given my grandniece a whole new awareness of the value of moving, saving and working for something she wants. Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you are having some great weather in Hawaii.

Jean Happy Thanksgiving to you as well. I hope you have a delicious day!

Carol I think a lot of us have stepped back to take a moment to focus on what is important to us and to be thankful for those things. Happy Thanksgiving.

Mary It sounds from what I hear on the news and what I read, that many have forgotten about saving. We had gotten too dependent on the credit cards. I am looking forward to going with my grandniece to pick up her sweater! I am sure it is going to be a priceless moment! Happy Thanksgiving.

Carole I am amazed at how this lay away concept is turning into a learning experience for my grandniece! Her mom likes the fact that she keeps coming around asking to do more chores to earn some money! Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Hi Joan... I think that the return of Lay-Away is just what this country needs. We have whole generations of consumers for whom credit cards are the solution to wanting things financially out of reach. I attribute that shift to the need for immediate gratification that is prevalent in our society. There is nothing wrong with saving for something you want and receiving it then. It teaches us the value of saving and the benefits of financial responsibility. Thanks for sharing such a poignant story!

What a great post, I think I'll head over to the store and put 25 cents down on next years turkey. Hopefully by Thanksgiving next year, I'll have it paid off! LOL~ Have a great Thanksgiving Joan. :-))

Happy Thanksgiving Steve! I thought these story really has a lot of meaning! I appreciate your thoughts and agree that it is time that we got back to the basics. I always thought credit cards were to be used for emergencies! I must admit, I got away from the emergency policy some years ago. I have not see my grandniece so excited about buying something -- and her mom is loving all those new chores she is doing!

Brad~ You have me laughing so hard! I hope you get a fresh organic turkey(lol)! Hope you and your family are having a delicious holiday!

Bet she gets that sweater in no time at all .. sounds like a lovely little lady.

Happy Thanksgiving Joan. Sounds like your niece is a smart cookie!!!

Joan your grandniece is learning a valuable lesson. Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving.

Joan,

A great story and a wonderful experience. Congrats on the feature for this well done post. :)

Steve

Hi Joan I hope you and your family enjoyed an awesome Thanksgiving!

Bob and Carolin She has it all figured out so she can make the last payment due a few days before Christmas -- she is making a budget as well.

Monika and Jay Happy Thanksgiving to you. My grandniece is the best, of course! She is a character like me! (lol).

George Thanks for your best wishes. We had a great Thanksgiving and lots of laughter and love. Hope your day was enjoyable as well.

Steve This is such a great story and it truly has made this Thanksgiving a special one! Thanks for taking the time to comment on this Thanksgiving Eve!

How old is your grandneice? This is actually a great lesson in hold to handle money and expenses. More people these days need to review these practices.

Bill We had a delightful day and later watched the movie "leatherheads" - It is a very nice movie -- surprisingly good!

Dena My grandniece is a great kid! She is fastinated by the entire process and I am sure she will remember this sweater for a long time.

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Joan - Thank you for stopping by my blog and wishing me a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, too. I've really been focusing on the relationships in my life lately, that has been the upside of this very difficult time.

Yep, I never thought we would go back to Lay a Way! i can remember when we put all my school clothes on Lay a Way and got them out just in time for school starting.

Debbie

Gail -- It has been a very challeging year for many of us (me included) and I had been thinking of you! I hope thing begin to become a little easier for everyone. Thanks for checking in and let me know if there is anything I can do to make things a little easier.

Debbie~ I can clearly remember those days of getting the clothes for school and putting them on Lay Away. It was a great day when the last payment was made and you got to bring home the new clothes.

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My dad runs into a deer on Thursday. He is OK. We had the deer for dinner that night.....well some did.....Not I.

Joan - I had seen that lay-a-way was making a comeback. I think it's an excellent opportunity to teach the younger generation better habits for their money. Good for you to not miss the opportunity!

Tim~ Oh my -- I am glad that your dad is okay! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving feast!

Connie~ I think we are going to see a lot more stores doing lay-a-way again! I think it is good for kids to learn the value of money and for working for something they want! Hope your Thanksgiving was great!

DEC

Joan, what a wonderful lesson in financial responsiblity you are teaching. Now maybe you can teach that lesson the the BIG 3 auto makers.... or our congress reps!

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Regina I think the 3 auto makers better get it right this time! There is a lot on the line here and many people will be affected by how they proceed! Congress needs to have strings attached and make these people accountable for the money they receive -- or else!

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Raking? Squirrels? Acorns? Winter? Snow storm? I'm going to have to go get my dictionary.

I remember layaway from when I was growing up. It's making a comback here, too.

Jim I am sure you won't have too much snow to deal with in San Diego -- I am soooo jealous. I like snow for x-mas and then I am ready for spring! Lay-away -- is BACK -- all the store around here now are advertising they have lay away.

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B2B (back to basics is what i call it!) Hope your grandniece enjoyed her fruits of her labors all winter long by wearing that sweater!

Renee ~ She really enjoyed the sweater. She is getting bigger so we will have to see if it will still fit this winter.

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