^i agree. I save some of my money, just to make my life easier when im older. But im not gonna waste the time i have at this age, im gonna have fun. So i spend money also, im not gonna get another chance to do some of these things so why not have fun. But is kinda a good thing that they are making him save money, but they are taking away the fun factor in his life, so when he is older and they have no control over him, he is going to spend a lot more then people his age because he never got to do it at this age. So his parents are actually hurting his future of saving money rather then making him a good saver. Also using money wisely, and saving for larger items in his teen years are going to give him good money skills when he is older, but parents don't usually see it that way. They are trying to do the good/right thing but are doing the wrong thins at the same time.