This is Dollar Bill. He is my four and a half year old nephew. My sister named him William, but I call him Dollar Bill.  Years ago I started giving him a dollar every time I saw him. He would put the money in his piggy bank, but he never knew why he was putting money in there. He eventually would ask for a dollar from me every time he saw me. My sister was none to happy that I taught Dollar Bill to ask for money. Anyway, that's why I call him Dollar Bill.

His mommy, a.k.a. my sister, decided after reading my book that she should take Dollar Bill to the store to buy a toy that he has been asking for, but with his own money.  She counted up all of "Uncle Peter's Dollars" (as Dollar Bill calls them) and he had $64.  She decided to let him take $30 dollars to teach his this very valuable lesson.  They counted the money and headed for Target. He carried his money in a Ziploc bag, and when they got there he headed for the toy aisle. He didn't know whether he was going to spend all $30 or not, but his mommy made him take it just in case.  Well, just in case happened. Dollar Bill saw a Marvin Harrison Colts jersey. He loves the Colts as much as his Uncle Peter, so he had to decided whether or not to buy some Thomas the Train stuff or the Marvin Harrison jersey.  He decided on the jersey and took his Ziploc bag to the register to pay. He had just enough money. He handed the cashier his Ziploc bag full of Uncle Peter's dollars. He got change back, which the cashier told him to put back in his piggy bank. My sister said he was so excited and proud of what he had done. She said that he even wanted to hang the jersey in a special place in his closet. Knowing Dollar Bill, I am probably going to get hit up for some more cash, but he learned that money is meant to be saved for those really special things. This will keep him interested in saving money for the rest of his little life.