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Vacation!
In the five weeks before the vacation, Tiff manages to sell 30 corsages and
25 tie clips for a whopping $550. Her regular jewelry sales to boutiques zoom as
graduation nears, and Tiff manages to rake in another $150.
Also, Tiff
has switched from drinking soda to water. Normally she would spend $8 a week on
her soft drink habit, but there are enough water fountains at school to slake
her thirst. Plus, she can put tap water in a bottle and carry it around with
her. Tiff beams when she announces that she has $740 for the vacation pot. Papa
Spiff gulps, and hands over his part for a total of $1480.
Riff is a
quiet little guy, but very smart. He has seen some of the older guys play
basketball in the park after school. Riff takes his allowance and buys a bag of
ice and some sports drinks. He puts the family ice chest in the back of his old
wagon, fills it with ice and drinks, and drags it to the park full of thirsty
ball players. In five weeks, Riff manages to make $120. Riff knows that wagon
can come in handy in more ways than one. Once a week, he also goes door to door,
and asks people if he can take their newspapers to the recycling center for
them. His neighbors are glad to fork over a buck to have this done, and Riff
collects another $100.
When he deposits $220 in the vacation fund,
everyone beams. Papa Spiff matches that, for a grand total that leaves them $100
of extra spending cash!
The Spiff Family is going to Disney World!
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