Are You Smarter Than the Head of a Money Laundering Ring?

So, how's that part-time job going?  Pretty well, actually.  I got paid (yes, REAL money) last week and, well, I was rich (or, richer than the week before, anyway) for all of 5 seconds, when I remembered that, you know, I signed up for direct deposit.

DAMMIT!

It ALL goes into the "house" account, anyway.

Yes, I have a debit card, but it's just not the same as handing over a ten spot and not caring if you get change back, or telling the kid behind the counter to, you know "Keep the change," is it?

As if, I could ever justify buying a cup of coffee (or, if you're from Jersey, it's a cup-uh-caw-fee) for the cost of a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs, too, in some places, right?

Then, I was doing the laundry the other day (I know, act surprised, anyway) and I hit pay dirt!

"That's mine!"

My oldest girls have been helping out A LOT around the house, lately (under duress, from their father, of course) although, I'd love to be able to offer them an allowance, I don't remember the last time I got paid for, you know, doing my laundry.

"How do you know it's yours?"

Besides, they both have regular baby-sitting gigs and STILL get paid way better than I do.

"Beeeeecause, Holly loaned me five bucks."

My 10-year-old son, not so much.

"But, I lost it."

Aaaand, he's real bad with money.

"She gave me some, too."

My 8-year-old, however?

"But, mine's in my pocket!"

One beat...two beats...

"Wait a minute, let me see that money!"

Tell me, is it like this at your house?

8yo:  "Hey, that's mine!"

10yo:  "How DO YOU know?"

8yo:  "Because, that's MY lip gloss!"

10yo:  "Well, that IS my paper clip!"

8yo:  "Here, you can have it!"

10yo:  "That's NOT fair....Mooooooom!"

Aaaand, if it's not like this at your house.

"Here then take the lip gloss, too!"

Then lie to me, and I'll be sure to save you a nice warm spot, okay?

"It's got to be worth at least 4 bucks."

Beeeeecause, hell has GOT to be better than doing the laundry!

8yo:  "Wait a minute, let me see that lip gloss!":

In my house, anyways.

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Comments

[WeaselMomma]

Cash. Always get paid in cash. Even if you have to use racketeering methods to take it from your children.

The only one who gets to hit the laundry lottery is you.

[Liz@thisfullhouse]

Hey WeaselMomma!

Thank you fort that.  Beeeecause, I called, "Finders keepers, losers weepers" and kept the money.  However, the kids were all, like, "I'll do the laundry!"  For all of one day, anyways.

Stupid laundry!

Hugs,

Liz

[Heather]

ha ha ha. In our house (with no kids, mind you!) we always say "Whoever finds it, gets to keep it!"

And sure enough, I'm always $10-15 RICHER! ;)

[Headless Mom]

I call it making money for doing laundry. I once made $30! I love it when that happens, and NO ONE is allowed to argue about it since it's the only cash that I make.

[Liz@thisfullhouse]

Hello My Headless Friend,

Seriously, these kids claim not to hear me hollering...how-eh-vuh...dangle a little change, or make the mistake of thinking out loud, "Oh, look, money," aaaaand they come running from every direction!

Lesson learned -- keep my danged mouth SHUT!!!

Hugs,

Liz

 

[Newbuffalomom]

One time I was doing a load of dh's laundry when out of the dryer came a $20, and another $20, and another $20 and a $10...

WooHoo, I'm rich!!!

Um, no- that was my FIL's change from something dh picked up for him.

Darn.

All other small bills and change are mine tho.

[Elaine]

Oh no not in my house! What ever was left in the laundry pile and came out was mine. Rules of the house.

[Morse]

If you didn't have a job, and instead were supported via your SO, then yes, you have gotten paid for doing your laundry.

I don't know what you call that peculiar kind of bias. "My child is my property and deserves none of the privileges I never had to work for"-ism?

[Mintenn]

Sounds like my house, other than I call finders keepers on money.