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Comment author: jasonmcdowell 27 January 2011 10:35:11PM 1 point [-]

I tried something like this with a friend of mine in 10th grade.

I was making $2 a day working at a lunch cart. I ended up giving him $2 a day for a week or two, as a failed incentive to do my homework.

Comment author: jasonmcdowell 27 January 2011 10:38:03PM *  2 points [-]

The conversation went something like:

  • Me: "Hey, how about I give you $2 every day I don't finish all my homework?"
  • Him: "And what do I have to give you if you finish it?"
  • Me: "Nothing..."
  • Him: "Sweet!"

After a little while it felt pointless, because I was giving away all my money, and not doing my homework. It still seems like a good thing to try though.

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