to earn some money

Nathan has been itching to buy a firetruck set at Walmart. Matt and I don't really want him to get it because it has about five billion little parts. But he continues to ask if he can buy it on a regular basis. In addition to us not wanting him to get it, he hasn't had enough of his own money. We decided to use this as a learning experience about saving money. It would take him several months to save enough money to buy it, so we have added a way for him to earn money. Ever since we said we would make a list of jobs for him to do, he has asked several times a day if it was ready. Well, we finally got it ready this morning. As soon as I gave it to him, he set to work. He is currently in the playroom vacuuming. I'm very interested to see how this goes!