Judge John Hodgman on Making Children Save Up for Lego Hogwarts

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Dana writes: Our kids really wanted the big Lego Hogwarts set. So my husband and I bought it, planning to stash it away until they saved enough money to pay for it. It’s four months later, and they haven’t saved any money. But now we’re sheltering in place. I suggested that Lego Hogwarts could be deployed in case of emergency boredom. His response? “They’d better start saving money.”

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