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[quote=Anonymous]I thought of this thread when my 4th grader asked for a Lululemon belt bag, because a few of her friends had them (I have a knockoff because I though $40 for a fanny pack was ridiculous).

I ended up giving her three options
1) she could buy it with her own money 
2) she could buy a knockoff for a third the price with her own money 
3) she could wait and get it as a gift (I didn’t say when).

Shockingly she picked the first one - I’m actually dreading the next 5-8 years as she’s a tween/teen in a relatively affluent area.  Some/most of the stuff we can afford, but I struggle with getting a name-brand item that isn’t worth the extra cost. But that’s a realization she needs to come to herself, and the most I can do is provide some guide rails.

I remember desperately wanting a Liz Claiborne (yes, I’m old and my knees hurt) purse when I was in middle school.   I didn’t get enough allowance to buy one myself, but I got one for Christmas.  I was ecstatic.  And then a few years later I got another one for Christmas - and this time I returned it and used the $$ to buy a less expensive purse and something else. Because to me, the $$ wasn’t worth the “status” (back then trends lasted longer!).  But I would have never gotten there had I been just given one or told absolutely not when I asked.

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