My children are eight and ten years old, and have very different attitudes towards money. My daughter, eight, spends it almost as soon as she gets it – usually on soft toys, a menagerie of which are strewn across her room (and half the house). My son, ten, likes to save it up. One of his few recent purchases was a stainless steel safe of the kind found in hotel bedrooms, purchased with parental assistance at a bargain price. He is very proud of it, and keeps precious things inside: in particular, a handful of rare Pokémon cards gleaned from swaps and birthday gifts, their resale value testifying to their desirability.
Which of my
