Well, it was very rare that I did and then it was the devil to get him to pay me back. I would usually have to end up being the tattle-tale to get the payback before he got his allowance. He thought I was the meanest big sister. LOL!
Ours was small too. I was a saver. I even bought some of my clothes when I was a teenager. I didn’t have a job, but I’d save my allowance, put something on lay-away and then had the satisfaction o self-reliance when I finally got to wear my new things. The ladies at the stores were very patient then. :)
It was because I knew he’s never pay me back that I didn’t start the practice. LOL!
Sounds like we were of the same mind-set when we were young and did the same thing. And yes, the ladies in the stores were very patient back then. They understood what was going on, that we were learning to become responsible, self-sufficient people. They were probably teaching their own kids the same thing.