Wife Swap had a family on where Dad gave the kids an allowance, then took out 20% for the Lord (double what the Lord requires), income tax, and enforced savings. Needless to say, the kids ended up with very little. And Dad was proud of himself.
[Needless to say, the kids ended up with very little]
My guess is now they won’t grow up to be “let’s raise taxes!!” Democrats.
My Dad was nicer. He ‘tricked’ me into saving.
My first car that I bought when I was in the Army, he financed; made sure I made regular payments, with interest; even issued me a payment book, with a slip to be included with each payment.
Then when I got out and went back to college, he gave it all back to me, the Principal, the Interest I paid, and the interest the bank paid to the savings account that he put the money in.
Pretty good guy, pretty smart guy, even though we didn’t always get along.