On this episode we discuss teaching our kids to do chores and giving them an allowance and why we’re not super good at it, but we’re trying. We also talk about learning to do chores when we were kids, and some memorable moments.

Specific topic discussed in this episode:

• (0:45) Scott’s getting good at Photoshop.
• (1:45) Having a chill summer that includes free online courses from Harvard University.
• (3:45) We got gravel, and now we have tons of work ahead of us.
• (4:30) We rant about our crappy neighbors who park on our grass, leave garbage everywhere, etc.
• (9:45) Teaching your kids how to work. We reminisce about the chores we did as we were growing up and Scott’s moto for cleaning bathrooms for the neighbors, “Any weather, I can get there.”
• (13:30) We try really hard to make sure we don’t make our kids feel like they never do a good enough job, even though they kind of suck at some of the chores.
• (16:50) It’s not about the job they do, but it’s teaching them how to work.
• (18:00) Rochelle talks about getting her feelings hurt by her mom and killing her crafting spirit for years.
• (23:00) We talk about working in the yard on weekends with our families.
• (27:30) We discuss allowance, which we started for the first time recently.