Go on...Take the money and RUN!

I don't know if this is sick and wrong...or healthy and right...but we're paying our kids to exercise!!! Why?? Because we want them to start exercising, and we've found that the way to our kids' hearts is through their wallets.

Carter is a bit of a weight struggler...and we want to help him with that as much as we can. Maggie is an all around athlete. She wants to run in the Geist 5K this year, and we want to help her be successful with that. So...they're running, and we're paying!!

Here's the plan:
$2 a mile.
You run more than 10 miles in a week, you get a little bonus.
15 miles in a week...a little bigger bonus.
20 miles in a week...you get a nice chunky bonus.

And the kicker? We don't have any restrictions on how they get to spend the money. We figured they are working for it...hard....they sould get to spend it how they want. When they get birthday or Christmas money, we let them spend some, but most of the time, it's well thought out, and a lot of it goes in the bank. This is their get it, spend it how you want to money...FUN money!

I'm really proud of both of them. They are down in the basement on the treadmill running their little legs off. I'm really proud of both of them. We don't nag...it's their responsibility. Right now they are both really excited to do it. Now...I just need to find someone to do the same for me...