My oldest is 12, almost 13, and highly reluctant to do ANYTHING for herself. After your last story, I decided to step up my game. I learned to cook at this age. So I started her cooking. Yeah it was boiled turkey hotdogs, baked frozen fries and frozen veggies. But I taught her to read the packaging, figure out the instructions, I told her how to use the stove, oven and microwave. I had her push all the timing buttons, etc. She was nervous about the actual hot items, so I handled all that this time while explaining it. But as she does it, she’ll get more comfortable. She was so proud of herself.
I was cooking entire dinners for our family at 12 too. It really set me up for transitioning into adulthood. In college I was the only one of my several roommates that knew how to cook a meal. Keep pushing her!
Being a single parent with four kids who, when my youngest was three had an accident and got around in a wheelchair, my kids learned to pump gas, help with groceries, learn to wash, hang to dry, short cycle drying to fluff up the towels the sheets and a whole other set of skills needed to be autonomous in life. They are all good cooks, I have a Chef, a bread and seafood connaisseur, a cake and deserts wonder and a restarant/bar manager. I think I did a good job of teaching then skills and developing a different passion in each. They are now 41, 38 the boys and 35 and 33 the girls. Because of my lack of mobility, they learned early to depend on themselves and each other. They are an unruly, loud and full of love bunch. Anne
I do a thing i call "adulting 101" and it's a check list of things my kids have to know how to do before they hit some important milestones like jr high, driving and eventually moving out. Including the big things like car maintenance, budgeting, making doctors appointments, applying for scholarships but also lot and lots of the little things I might forget or assume they know. Like sewing a button, cleaning the bathroom, making change, starting a fire. My hope is to send confident young adults into the world. It's also lots of fun spending the time with them.
I taught both of my teenagers how to put gas in the car, but I also have a "I failed as a mom" story. Last week I asked my 17 year old to light a candle in the house and threw him a pack of matches. He said, "Mom, I don't know how to use these." I was like "OMG--how do you not know how to light a match?" I realize that I am a tad bit overprotective. We practiced until he got good at it. Love the Andrew cam. Your family is so fun to watch.
Andrew Cam👍👍👍 I started teaching my girls at 9 years old how to do things for themselves like laundry, cooking, putting gas in the car, how to check the oil.....etc. They are 26 and 19 now and I pretty self sufficient. I know they will at least have clean clothes, not go hungry and be able to get around.🙂 You aren't a bad parent.....lol....our world has changed immensely over the years and we get so used to do doing things we do them automatically without much thought so we forget the younger generation might not know how to do it.🙂👍❤
Oh my God. Iove ,love, love your son! He reminds me of my son! He's a natural. I loved how you just tossed him over a rando box and was basically "ok well here's what I know." He needs his own Channel! He can call it "So here's what I know." Great job kiddo oh and you too Mom 😉 ❤ Hope you all had a fantastic time !!
It's so weird seeing you guys eating in a restaurant haha, I love that you let loose a little! I also love the hairdo you're rocking at the moment, so fresh ❤
I've got a couple of years before my daughter starts driving and never once thought about that. Thanks for reminding about the little things we need to teach our kids.
We started having my daughter fill the tank (not pay off course) when she got her permit. We also made sure she knew how to check tie pressure, and how to know what it should be, change a tire, jump start, and check the oil. You never want the first to be when their aline!
My daughter has been driving for a few years now. I do not remember teaching her how to pump gas, but I do remember making her pay attention to street names and telling her how to get to places so she would not get lost. She is great at getting around places now!
More life lessons: how to schedule an appointment with a doctor or other office, how to FIND a specific type of doctor and tell if they're in network for you. How to ask for prices of procedures and tests in advance, how to nicely ask about a discount or payment plan on services. How to pay water bills, car taxes and registration. How to work a parking meter. How to pay at a parking garage. How to negotiate college scholarships and grants with the financial aid office--- yes most will do this. Also for your college girlie: make sure she has a medicine basket ready to go with cold medicine, tummy stuff, tylenol etc because nothing feels like adulthood slapping you in the face like getting your first cold at college and having to walk sick to the store to get your own meds.
My mom always managed to bring jars back from Sri Lanka, which is a 22 hour flight with 3 connections (back in the day). The key is to put them in 2 ziplock bags, them inside a couple layers of socks or t-shirts rolled around then, then put them in the corners of the suitcases or wherever your bags are more reinforced.
I taught my son how to gas the car when he was very small, he is now 17 and was with older friends at the gas station, he was the only person who knew how to gas a car I rock!!!!
Maui is such a magical place! I have to go back there ❤ I had a driving instructor who taught me how to put gas in the car and go through the car wash and go get coffee and a donut and she made me drink and eat while I was driving so she could show me how to do this without taking my eyes off the road and also reaching for something in my purse without taking my eyes off the road. She also showed me how to check the oil and other fluids. She was wonderful and this was back in 1983!!!!
It is April 24, 2023 here. I believe that you are truly not done groceries shopping for the month of April. Yes, you can be, but in the past historia, you really run again. 🎉😂❤😊 I am happy you when to Hawaiian ❣️❣️🩴🩱👙🩱🩴 You and your family definitely deserve to enjoy the fruits of your Labor ❣️❣️🍍🍍🫐🍖🍡🍥🍣🥟🧁🍧🍨🧋🍹🍍🥭🍍🥥🍍🥥
Would love to see more from your Hawaii trip as a family of 6! We are hoping to go next year and would love to hear where to go, what was worth doing, money saver tips etc…
I loved the Andrew cam! He was so sweet haha! And I don’t have kids old enough to drive yet but I remember when I took driving lessons one of the things the instructor did was take me to a gas station and show me how to pump gas! Also, I had some roommates in college that grew up in NJ which is a full service only state. So many of them didn’t know how to get gas since they literally couldn’t do it in their state growing up!
Lol I had to laugh at the gas in the car story! My now 19 year old daughter had been taught about the gas and the oil change appointments but the first time the low air tire pressure light came on she was clueless. I have now been to the air pump with her twice and told her, “it’s all yours now!”
✋🏻 but do you remember when they used to use a small device to make carbon copies of your credit card? You got a copy, the store kept a copy and the other was taken to the bank, I think. Yes I worked at a place that we still had to do this! Crazy how much we have advanced!
I'm 33 and have used one of these in my working life. It was our back-up when the machine went down when I first started working in museums. I hope it went into the collection when it was finally obsolete 😂
Side note Question 🙋🏻♀️ For you … Of all the food delivery methods which one do you prefer the most? Which one do you order from the most? And why do you prefer them? Do you think you could do a video of some sort on all the food delivery sources? Like do you order some things from some places but not others… Things like that
Omg having a card was revolutionary! I remember having to manually do the cards in before all stores had a swipe machine. Funny story.... A few years ago I taught my sister how to put air in her tires and then I showed my brother. She's 40 and my brother is 35 😂
Jars actually travel well on a plane! I bring homemade canned goods in my bag. I usually shove the jars into shoes or wrapped in jeans for added protection.
Sweet movie choice! I'm going on a short break this weekend with a few friends and we've got tickets to watch The Princess Bride in a cave! 😁 Great job Andrew on the misfits box and the excellent juggling! 😄
I live in Oregon where there is no self service, unless you live in a remote area, never pumped gas until I was in my 30's and went on a trip with my kids. My younger son knows how because he works at a station. Pretty sure my older son hasn't a clue but both know how to schedule maintenance and how to change a tire, so I didn't completely fail, lol
I remember teaching my oldest son how to put gas in, how to check fluids etc…..One thing I never thought to tell him was to pay attention to the roads I drove on to get to different places in the next town over. We drove there often twice a week or more from the time he was an infant so I just assumed he knew how to get around 😂😂😂 I get a frantic phone call more than 4 hours after he went to run errands with my 13yr old son. Neither of them could figure out where they were at and had been driving in circles for hours. They both managed to forget they have smart phones and could have used their gps to find their way to destination & back home. It’s definitely a different world. I remember navigating to places unknown with giant paper maps I got from AAA office 😂
I'm old enough to remember full serve gasoline. But our car had a lock on gas cap that was a bear to open, so I had to help my mom with it when gas went self-serve! Loved seeing your food experiences in Hawaii
One thing I taught but my kids was to keep an emergence $20 bill in their glove compartment. My husband can destroy a chip card in 6 months and sometimes the computer systems can go down. Having that $20 bill saved us more than once.
I didn't see any coconut syrup in this video. My favorite meal on my trip to Maui was breakfast. We had fruit at every meal but at breakfast there was so much. I was heaven with all that fresh fruit and the coconut syrup on my pancakes.
My husband made sure to teach our daughter how to pull in for gas, open the hatch and pay for it. We don’t pump our gas in NJ. When she started working, I made sure to teach her how to sign the back of her paycheck or birthday check and take it to the drive through atm to deposit it herself.
Scoop the jelly into zippered lock bag. Double zipper bag for extra safety. (I would use quart bag for jam and put into gallon bag. The unpressurized cargo area may do strange things to the bag, so just to be safe double bag it.) I would take it home, but sans the glass.
Good job with the unboxing of the fruits and veggies Andrew. When my son started driving he was well prepared but his uncle and stepdad had taught him car maintenance and repairs and I only taught him how to pump the gas and how to drive, he has always changed his oil, brakes even patches his tires. When I was in college my roommate’s stepdad taught both of us how to change a tire and check the oil etc. I missed the emoji but I remember when debit cards became a thing and I am old enough to remember having separate keys for the ignition, doors and the trunk 😂 🦖👵 For the record, any parent who has raised their children to happily on their own choose “The Princess Bride” for movie night has not failed their children, 😂 I’m just saying.
I love your stories about your daughter!!! LOL I have a 19 year old son that we also had to show him how to send a letter, right a check, and how to pump and pay for gas.
I don't know if my kids would know 100% but they are 13 and 11. They have watched me enough times to probably get through it. They do know how to do their own laundry, warm up their lunches in the air fryer, vacuum, bring in trash cans. I would like for them to learn more about cooking and I want to start introducing them to budgeting and paying bills.
Hahaha love it!!! I taught my daughter how to put ⛽️ in the car, do groceries and garden this year (8). BUT I did realized that I totally forgot how to teach her how to use basic stuff 😅 Life of a parent hihi. Thanks for sharing!!!
LOL! Love your story about getting gas in the car! Earlier this week my daughter (16) went over to a friends house and had porkchops on the bone. She could not figure out how to cut the porkchop up with the a bone still on it because normally I cut the porkchops off the bone before serving or just get them boneless. Apparently I am not doing my kids any favors for cutting the meat off the bone. LOL, lessons learned, they are on their own for cutting meat!
Hahahaha...my kids knew how to put gas in the car way before they should have. They started pumping gas when they were about 12. My 18 year old son just decided to bake a lemon cake last night at 930 pm...he cracks me up!! It is amazing how different things are for sure! Thanks for the wonderful footage from Hawaii! We are headed to Cozumel in less than 2 weeks and we cannot wait!!
LOL Andrews food haul video was funny! You guys are fantastic. I’m 27, I hope one day to put all the tips, tricks and efforts I see you doing to work! I don’t have a mom, so having A FRUGAL FIT MOM ON UA-cam ROCKS! 😆 hope you guys had a fantastic family trip!
You are a good mom. Our kids are in their early thirties now. When in the course of being the mom taxi...I taught them to drive and how to pump the gas.
I am female and my dad made me learn to change my oil, check the oil, washer fluid and check my radiator. I also had to learn to change a tire and put air in a tire.
Loved the Andrew Cam!! He did really well. I don’t remember actually teaching my daughter how to put gas in the car, but she was doing it years before she got her license. I would drive her to all of her sport/band events, so I would pull in, hand her the auto debit card and off she went. I miss those days!
Another skill they need to know is how to change a tire if they get a flat. I had to teach my older sister when we were in college, cause she didn’t know, we didn’t have AAA and no phone service (or anyone to call!) Love your videos!
Roll your jar inside a couple of T shirts and pack them tight in the middle of your bag. I do it all the time flying back from Turkey. I haven't had a breakage yet. Great video, thanks for sharing xx
My oldest just turned 14 and git his permit. He has a summer job too!! He has been pumping gas for me for a couple of years now. That was something my parents never taught me so I had to figure it out. He also knows how to budget, keep a ledger for his bank account (right now he has a prepaid card) and he knows how to both call for his balance and how to do the online looky loo.
I remember when the debit card came out, but before that it was an ATM card that you could only use at the ATM at the bank to pull out cash. When you could actually use it at the store it was revolutionary!!
I took my friends children to self-service car wash, they loved it! Put money in, get chips, pick shampooing, pick rinsing, pick vacume clean... Detergent smells amazing!. Now my friend's car is always clean. Here you learn how to fill up the gas tank at driving school. It's mandatory.
In our 5th year at high school (age 15/16 UK) we had lessons during Social Studies (catch all classes) on how to change a tyre, how to check fluids and also changing an electric plug and even puttying in a windowpane.
Yep Fueling a vehicle is part of the adulting we are responsible to teach. So is grocery shopping. Finance management. Laundry. Cooking. Cleaning and home maintenance (changing filter in refrigerator- right?). I start some of these very young (cleaning) but all are an ongoing part of their lives from at least 15 on.
Christine thanks for the tip on showing your kids how to pump gas. My oldest just started driving but she uses my car. I will be sure she knows how to do. that before she gets a car. Also love your after show tidbits. Very entertaining.
I had this happen last week with my 23 year old son he has Asperger's and he's finally regulating his attitude in public and we are teaching him adult skills it's super fun!
Yes, all 3 of my kids learned how put gas in car and tractor before driver ed. My Kellie had a course along with her girl scout group of her rank had car upkeep lesson. I had 2 great Dad's in my troop teach the girls to change a tire, checking and adding oil and water and such. Which paid off a couple years later when we had a flat on the interstate, she told me Mom I got this. She took off the flat and put on the emergency spare some call it the donut. I think it important to use cash when all possible.
I'm currently binge watching your recipe playlist and I'm obsessed with your humor. Your sarcasm level is right up there with mine, I love it!! We need so much more Christine!!!! 💙
My kid is about to start driver's ed, so this is a timely reminder! I haven't taught them how to pump/pay for gas yet, but I definitely will. When I was 16, I could fill up my car with gas for about $10. Wish that was still possible!
Let me first say that I so enjoy your videos! My kids are all grown but I do remember having to show my youngest daughter how to fill up the car and I really stressed about it but she figured it all out eventually. We have never been to Costco (the closest one is 56 miles away) but I have been itching to go lately after seeing what you and other youtubers can get there. Have a great week!
When debit cards were first being introduced, the bank I worked at was chosen as a test pilot sight. I did all the consumer marketing for the bank and had to train the staff on how to use them.
We did a family vacation to Maui about 20 years ago... first stop was Costco! The one thing that we got there was our Hawaiian shirts - made in Hawaii and way cheaper than the tourist shops. Re: after-show, check the laws in your state, but many places you have to be a licensed driver (or have a learner's permit) to pump gas. Also, it is not safe to get back in the car or be on a cell phone while gas is pumping. In both cases, electric shock can be generated that will cause a fire. We had a deadly fire local to me caused by someone getting back in their car while the gas was pumping.
Yes I do remember when the debit card was created. I used to work in a bank promoting this new fangled thing. So many funny stories. Love your videos too.
Loved the Andrew cam. Great job. Hoping for some Hawaii pics, so beautiful there. I get the gas thing, I did take my daughter when she was learning a few times. Also just took her with me to do an oil change, don't forget how to put air in the tires. I feel like there is less fear/anxiety when you practice.
Ok, true story. I had been driving for years at this point. I had a rental car and went to put gas in. I hadn't paid attention to which side the tank is on so wasn't surprised that I was on the wrong side. I was however surprised to find that the door wouldn't open. I had never encountered one where you need to press a button in the car to release the door. So there I was sitting at the pump reading the owners manual trying to figure out where the release for the gas cover is located. It took almost 10 minutes to find it UNDER the driver's seat. :) Also, in my teens I borrowed my brother's VW van (standard). It all went well as I drive a standard until I went to reverse it out of a parking spot. I could not find reverse! It was so old that all the numbers had rubbed off the stick shift and I tried every slot I could find. I had to push it back enough to get out of the stall. FYI, you have to push down on the gear shift and then it will slide into the hidden reverse slot. I guess this is a safety feature so you don't blow your engine by choosing reverse instead of 4th gear ;)
I packed glass jars in a ziploc bag just in case, then in a layer of bubble wrap and stuffed them in my sneakers and brought them home from overseas with all of them intact. Worth a try.
My kids are long grown, and their kids (Gen Z's) do know how to put gas in the car too. When I was a kid and got my driver's license (I got it after grad from college, age 21), but my Dad wouldn't let me drive or have a car 'til I could change the oil and change a tire, by myself. My first car was a " '54 Chev 4 door Deluxe", green over cream, purchased in 1965. No power anything, not power windows or steering. I was in hog heaven! I also knew when and how to wiggle something or other under the hood when my gas line (I think it was) would get an airlock and then would die in an intersection or some other untimely place. Yes, I remember the advent of the debit card, but don't recall about when it was. Perhaps the 80's? A wonderful invention, to my mind, though I still like to use and feel cash.
So...here's my fail. My oldest went off to college out of state - no cell phones then - and I forgot to show him how to make a long distance call. So 2 weeks went by and he finally called! He said it took a friend showing him he had to put a "1" in front of the area code and phone number. HOW could I have NOT shown him that????!!! Times have definitely changed!
I just taught my 13 year old daughter how to pump gas about a week ago. Have to teach safety now too with everything you teach. Pay attention to your surroundings, don't get gas at night when its dark, shut off the car, lock all the doors except the driver door, try to get the pump closest to the door of the gas station if you are able and keep your phone in your pocket.
The 'Andrew Cam' was everything. 😅 Pumping their own gas WAS something we remembered to teach all of our kids, but there's still so much that we take for granted they know how to do just from watching us, that they never picked up on. Parenting teens and young adults in today's world is an adventure for sure. Oh and yes I do remember when debit cards became a thing. I also remember when stores started doing the automatic draft even when you wrote a check, so the money came out instantly regardless. That was a MAJOR cause of adjustment for us for a while, because we had gotten used to going to get groceries the day before payday and stuff like that, because we knew we'd have time to deposit our paycheck before the checks we had written cleared the bank. Not anymore! Stuff has cleared the bank before we even get home from the store now. And you don't even get a book of checks when you open a checking account anymore, just a debit card.
My oldest is 12, almost 13, and highly reluctant to do ANYTHING for herself. After your last story, I decided to step up my game. I learned to cook at this age. So I started her cooking. Yeah it was boiled turkey hotdogs, baked frozen fries and frozen veggies. But I taught her to read the packaging, figure out the instructions, I told her how to use the stove, oven and microwave. I had her push all the timing buttons, etc. She was nervous about the actual hot items, so I handled all that this time while explaining it. But as she does it, she’ll get more comfortable. She was so proud of herself.
I was cooking entire dinners for our family at 12 too. It really set me up for transitioning into adulthood. In college I was the only one of my several roommates that knew how to cook a meal. Keep pushing her!
Raise your hands if you need more Andrew Cam in your life! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
We need more Andrew Can where he unboxes the groceries and tries to figure out what you bought!!!
Yes!! That was hilarious! Loved it!
Agree, that was fun.
I was silently screaming fennel! At him, but I didn't know what the squash was either
Definitely need this!
Being a single parent with four kids who, when my youngest was three had an accident and got around in a wheelchair, my kids learned to pump gas, help with groceries, learn to wash, hang to dry, short cycle drying to fluff up the towels the sheets and a whole other set of skills needed to be autonomous in life. They are all good cooks, I have a Chef, a bread and seafood connaisseur, a cake and deserts wonder and a restarant/bar manager. I think I did a good job of teaching then skills and developing a different passion in each. They are now 41, 38 the boys and 35 and 33 the girls. Because of my lack of mobility, they learned early to depend on themselves and each other. They are an unruly, loud and full of love bunch. Anne
Ah, I love the "Andrew cam"! Your kids are just precious, and I love seeing the whole family.
I do a thing i call "adulting 101" and it's a check list of things my kids have to know how to do before they hit some important milestones like jr high, driving and eventually moving out. Including the big things like car maintenance, budgeting, making doctors appointments, applying for scholarships but also lot and lots of the little things I might forget or assume they know. Like sewing a button, cleaning the bathroom, making change, starting a fire. My hope is to send confident young adults into the world. It's also lots of fun spending the time with them.
I taught both of my teenagers how to put gas in the car, but I also have a "I failed as a mom" story. Last week I asked my 17 year old to light a candle in the house and threw him a pack of matches. He said, "Mom, I don't know how to use these." I was like "OMG--how do you not know how to light a match?" I realize that I am a tad bit overprotective. We practiced until he got good at it. Love the Andrew cam. Your family is so fun to watch.
Andrew Cam👍👍👍 I started teaching my girls at 9 years old how to do things for themselves like laundry, cooking, putting gas in the car, how to check the oil.....etc. They are 26 and 19 now and I pretty self sufficient. I know they will at least have clean clothes, not go hungry and be able to get around.🙂 You aren't a bad parent.....lol....our world has changed immensely over the years and we get so used to do doing things we do them automatically without much thought so we forget the younger generation might not know how to do it.🙂👍❤
Andrew did so great and reminded me so much of you.
“There are so many weird kind of apple names” 🤣😂 I agree Andrew lol
Oh my God. Iove ,love, love your son! He reminds me of my son! He's a natural. I loved how you just tossed him over a rando box and was basically "ok well here's what I know." He needs his own Channel! He can call it "So here's what I know." Great job kiddo oh and you too Mom 😉 ❤ Hope you all had a fantastic time !!
It's so weird seeing you guys eating in a restaurant haha, I love that you let loose a little! I also love the hairdo you're rocking at the moment, so fresh ❤
I've got a couple of years before my daughter starts driving and never once thought about that. Thanks for reminding about the little things we need to teach our kids.
We started having my daughter fill the tank (not pay off course) when she got her permit. We also made sure she knew how to check tie pressure, and how to know what it should be, change a tire, jump start, and check the oil. You never want the first to be when their aline!
No. It is a true story. I did pump gas and go in and pay for it at about age 6, but then I wanted to do it. It wasn't forced upon me in any way.
My daughter has been driving for a few years now. I do not remember teaching her how to pump gas, but I do remember making her pay attention to street names and telling her how to get to places so she would not get lost. She is great at getting around places now!
More life lessons: how to schedule an appointment with a doctor or other office, how to FIND a specific type of doctor and tell if they're in network for you. How to ask for prices of procedures and tests in advance, how to nicely ask about a discount or payment plan on services. How to pay water bills, car taxes and registration. How to work a parking meter. How to pay at a parking garage. How to negotiate college scholarships and grants with the financial aid office--- yes most will do this. Also for your college girlie: make sure she has a medicine basket ready to go with cold medicine, tummy stuff, tylenol etc because nothing feels like adulthood slapping you in the face like getting your first cold at college and having to walk sick to the store to get your own meds.
My mom always managed to bring jars back from Sri Lanka, which is a 22 hour flight with 3 connections (back in the day). The key is to put them in 2 ziplock bags, them inside a couple layers of socks or t-shirts rolled around then, then put them in the corners of the suitcases or wherever your bags are more reinforced.
I taught my son how to gas the car when he was very small, he is now 17 and was with older friends at the gas station, he was the only person who knew how to gas a car I rock!!!!
Maui is such a magical place! I have to go back there ❤
I had a driving instructor who taught me how to put gas in the car and go through the car wash and go get coffee and a donut and she made me drink and eat while I was driving so she could show me how to do this without taking my eyes off the road and also reaching for something in my purse without taking my eyes off the road. She also showed me how to check the oil and other fluids. She was wonderful and this was back in 1983!!!!
It is April 24, 2023 here. I believe that you are truly not done groceries shopping for the month of April. Yes, you can be, but in the past historia, you really run again. 🎉😂❤😊
I am happy you when to Hawaiian ❣️❣️🩴🩱👙🩱🩴 You and your family definitely deserve to enjoy the fruits of your Labor ❣️❣️🍍🍍🫐🍖🍡🍥🍣🥟🧁🍧🍨🧋🍹🍍🥭🍍🥥🍍🥥
Would love to see more from your Hawaii trip as a family of 6! We are hoping to go next year and would love to hear where to go, what was worth doing, money saver tips etc…
I loved the Andrew cam! He was so sweet haha! And I don’t have kids old enough to drive yet but I remember when I took driving lessons one of the things the instructor did was take me to a gas station and show me how to pump gas! Also, I had some roommates in college that grew up in NJ which is a full service only state. So many of them didn’t know how to get gas since they literally couldn’t do it in their state growing up!
Lol I had to laugh at the gas in the car story! My now 19 year old daughter had been taught about the gas and the oil change appointments but the first time the low air tire pressure light came on she was clueless. I have now been to the air pump with her twice and told her, “it’s all yours now!”
✋🏻 but do you remember when they used to use a small device to make carbon copies of your credit card? You got a copy, the store kept a copy and the other was taken to the bank, I think. Yes I worked at a place that we still had to do this! Crazy how much we have advanced!
I'm 33 and have used one of these in my working life. It was our back-up when the machine went down when I first started working in museums. I hope it went into the collection when it was finally obsolete 😂
We are around the same age, so yes I can put gas in the car. But I didn't know how to put air in my tires until recently.
Andrew cam was great. Kids know some things not others and some they just…don’t…care…to know. So honest.
Side note
Question 🙋🏻♀️
For you …
Of all the food delivery methods which one do you prefer the most? Which one do you order from the most? And why do you prefer them?
Do you think you could do a video of some sort on all the food delivery sources? Like do you order some things from some places but not others… Things like that
Omg having a card was revolutionary! I remember having to manually do the cards in before all stores had a swipe machine.
Funny story.... A few years ago I taught my sister how to put air in her tires and then I showed my brother. She's 40 and my brother is 35 😂
Andrew did an awesome job telling us about the box. Love it. The food trucks had my kind of food. Yum.
We’re going to Maui in Sept with the fam and our first stop is also Costco! Thanks for sharing your finds!
Have a good safe trip 😊
Jars actually travel well on a plane! I bring homemade canned goods in my bag. I usually shove the jars into shoes or wrapped in jeans for added protection.
Love that you’re trying different foods. Some of the best part of traveling I’d trying different foods.
I'm so glad that y'all got to take that trip! How wonderful of an experience!❤❤❤
Sweet movie choice! I'm going on a short break this weekend with a few friends and we've got tickets to watch The Princess Bride in a cave! 😁
Great job Andrew on the misfits box and the excellent juggling! 😄
Loved your story at the end. The world has really changed, that's for sure. I was paying 25 cents a gallon for gas when I started driving!!😃
I live in Oregon where there is no self service, unless you live in a remote area, never pumped gas until I was in my 30's and went on a trip with my kids. My younger son knows how because he works at a station. Pretty sure my older son hasn't a clue but both know how to schedule maintenance and how to change a tire, so I didn't completely fail, lol
I remember teaching my oldest son how to put gas in, how to check fluids etc…..One thing I never thought to tell him was to pay attention to the roads I drove on to get to different places in the next town over. We drove there often twice a week or more from the time he was an infant so I just assumed he knew how to get around 😂😂😂 I get a frantic phone call more than 4 hours after he went to run errands with my 13yr old son. Neither of them could figure out where they were at and had been driving in circles for hours. They both managed to forget they have smart phones and could have used their gps to find their way to destination & back home. It’s definitely a different world. I remember navigating to places unknown with giant paper maps I got from AAA office 😂
Don't forget how to change a tire
I loved Andrew’s description of the produce! That was great!
I'm old enough to remember full serve gasoline. But our car had a lock on gas cap that was a bear to open, so I had to help my mom with it when gas went self-serve! Loved seeing your food experiences in Hawaii
One thing I taught but my kids was to keep an emergence $20 bill in their glove compartment. My husband can destroy a chip card in 6 months and sometimes the computer systems can go down. Having that $20 bill saved us more than once.
I didn't see any coconut syrup in this video. My favorite meal on my trip to Maui was breakfast. We had fruit at every meal but at breakfast there was so much. I was heaven with all that fresh fruit and the coconut syrup on my pancakes.
I get a Costco veggie tray when we travel. We eat raw for sacking, use some for cooking, and steam for side dishes!
Love Andrew’s commentary! That was awesome!😂
I enjoyed the vacation clips. Vacations don’t have to break the bank. Pre-planning & saving a little here & there can add up to a great vacation.
That looked like a great vacation, thank you for including your foamily and us.
My husband made sure to teach our daughter how to pull in for gas, open the hatch and pay for it. We don’t pump our gas in NJ. When she started working, I made sure to teach her how to sign the back of her paycheck or birthday check and take it to the drive through atm to deposit it herself.
Scoop the jelly into zippered lock bag. Double zipper bag for extra safety. (I would use quart bag for jam and put into gallon bag. The unpressurized cargo area may do strange things to the bag, so just to be safe double bag it.) I would take it home, but sans the glass.
Good job with the unboxing of the fruits and veggies Andrew.
When my son started driving he was well prepared but his uncle and stepdad had taught him car maintenance and repairs and I only taught him how to pump the gas and how to drive, he has always changed his oil, brakes even patches his tires.
When I was in college my roommate’s stepdad taught both of us how to change a tire and check the oil etc.
I missed the emoji but I remember when debit cards became a thing and I am old enough to remember having separate keys for the ignition, doors and the trunk 😂 🦖👵
For the record, any parent who has raised their children to happily on their own choose “The Princess Bride” for movie night has not failed their children, 😂 I’m just saying.
I much appreciate you, you're a burst of positive energy
Love the Andrew cam! And the life skill reminder at the end!
I love your stories about your daughter!!! LOL I have a 19 year old son that we also had to show him how to send a letter, right a check, and how to pump and pay for gas.
I don't know if my kids would know 100% but they are 13 and 11. They have watched me enough times to probably get through it. They do know how to do their own laundry, warm up their lunches in the air fryer, vacuum, bring in trash cans.
I would like for them to learn more about cooking and I want to start introducing them to budgeting and paying bills.
Hahaha love it!!! I taught my daughter how to put ⛽️ in the car, do groceries and garden this year (8). BUT I did realized that I totally forgot how to teach her how to use basic stuff 😅 Life of a parent hihi. Thanks for sharing!!!
LOL! Love your story about getting gas in the car! Earlier this week my daughter (16) went over to a friends house and had porkchops on the bone. She could not figure out how to cut the porkchop up with the a bone still on it because normally I cut the porkchops off the bone before serving or just get them boneless. Apparently I am not doing my kids any favors for cutting the meat off the bone. LOL, lessons learned, they are on their own for cutting meat!
I just hope you and your family had/are having an awesome time! Aloha.
Hahahaha...my kids knew how to put gas in the car way before they should have. They started pumping gas when they were about 12. My 18 year old son just decided to bake a lemon cake last night at 930 pm...he cracks me up!! It is amazing how different things are for sure! Thanks for the wonderful footage from Hawaii! We are headed to Cozumel in less than 2 weeks and we cannot wait!!
LOL Andrews food haul video was funny! You guys are fantastic. I’m 27, I hope one day to put all the tips, tricks and efforts I see you doing to work! I don’t have a mom, so having A FRUGAL FIT MOM ON UA-cam ROCKS! 😆 hope you guys had a fantastic family trip!
That food truck food looks amazing!!! I know you look good food and you look like you are enjoying it!!! Yay!!
You are a good mom. Our kids are in their early thirties now. When in the course of being the mom taxi...I taught them to drive and how to pump the gas.
I remember as a bank teller teaching people how to use their newly invented ATM cards which back then were called MAC cards. Love your channel!
I would love a video on taking a trip to Maui on a budget. If you did one already then I missed it. Enjoy and safe travels!!
You can just wrap the jam in clothes and put it in the middle of the luggage very well compacted.
I am female and my dad made me learn to change my oil, check the oil, washer fluid and check my radiator. I also had to learn to change a tire and put air in a tire.
Loved the Andrew Cam!! He did really well. I don’t remember actually teaching my daughter how to put gas in the car, but she was doing it years before she got her license. I would drive her to all of her sport/band events, so I would pull in, hand her the auto debit card and off she went. I miss those days!
Another skill they need to know is how to change a tire if they get a flat. I had to teach my older sister when we were in college, cause she didn’t know, we didn’t have AAA and no phone service (or anyone to call!) Love your videos!
Roll your jar inside a couple of T shirts and pack them tight in the middle of your bag. I do it all the time flying back from Turkey. I haven't had a breakage yet. Great video, thanks for sharing xx
My oldest just turned 14 and git his permit. He has a summer job too!! He has been pumping gas for me for a couple of years now. That was something my parents never taught me so I had to figure it out. He also knows how to budget, keep a ledger for his bank account (right now he has a prepaid card) and he knows how to both call for his balance and how to do the online looky loo.
I remember when the debit card came out, but before that it was an ATM card that you could only use at the ATM at the bank to pull out cash. When you could actually use it at the store it was revolutionary!!
We were in Maui in March!! So excited to see it again!! We saw so much and I miss it so much!!!
Andrew did great! Your vacation was cool!!
love Andrew......... You ROCK dude! I'm 63 and did not know what some of the food was.
For the jelly, wrap it in a plastic bag and them layers of your clothes. It will work, I do it all the time with wine bottles
I took my friends children to self-service car wash, they loved it! Put money in, get chips, pick shampooing, pick rinsing, pick vacume clean... Detergent smells amazing!. Now my friend's car is always clean. Here you learn how to fill up the gas tank at driving school. It's mandatory.
My bff in high school had to show me how to pump gas. Let's say that was 30 + years ago. We learn and we teach as we go through life.
Go Andrew!! Nice job on the commercial! haha I love it!! Keep up the good works!
In our 5th year at high school (age 15/16 UK) we had lessons during Social Studies (catch all classes) on how to change a tyre, how to check fluids and also changing an electric plug and even puttying in a windowpane.
Yep Fueling a vehicle is part of the adulting we are responsible to teach. So is grocery shopping. Finance management. Laundry. Cooking. Cleaning and home maintenance (changing filter in refrigerator- right?). I start some of these very young (cleaning) but all are an ongoing part of their lives from at least 15 on.
Christine thanks for the tip on showing your kids how to pump gas. My oldest just started driving but she uses my car. I will be sure she knows how to do. that before she gets a car. Also love your after show tidbits. Very entertaining.
I had this happen last week with my 23 year old son he has Asperger's and he's finally regulating his attitude in public and we are teaching him adult skills it's super fun!
Yes, all 3 of my kids learned how put gas in car and tractor before driver ed. My Kellie had a course along with her girl scout group of her rank had car upkeep lesson. I had 2 great Dad's in my troop teach the girls to change a tire, checking and adding oil and water and such. Which paid off a couple years later when we had a flat on the interstate, she told me Mom I got this. She took off the flat and put on the emergency spare some call it the donut. I think it important to use cash when all possible.
I never thought about the gas thing but I remember teaching my daughter how to change a tire. My dad taught us both how to change our own oil too.
Mine went one step further and taught me how to clean and gap a spark plug (back when that was necessary!) and do a tune up as well!
I really enjoyed monthly shopping makes sense
I'm currently binge watching your recipe playlist and I'm obsessed with your humor. Your sarcasm level is right up there with mine, I love it!! We need so much more Christine!!!! 💙
Thumbs up for the Andrew Cam. 💕🎉
My kid is about to start driver's ed, so this is a timely reminder! I haven't taught them how to pump/pay for gas yet, but I definitely will. When I was 16, I could fill up my car with gas for about $10. Wish that was still possible!
Let me first say that I so enjoy your videos! My kids are all grown but I do remember having to show my youngest daughter how to fill up the car and I really stressed about it but she figured it all out eventually. We have never been to Costco (the closest one is 56 miles away) but I have been itching to go lately after seeing what you and other youtubers can get there. Have a great week!
When debit cards were first being introduced, the bank I worked at was chosen as a test pilot sight. I did all the consumer marketing for the bank and had to train the staff on how to use them.
Great video! So happy you guys had a great trip!!!!
My daughter knew how, but she thought until very close to driving that it was $2.50 to fill up the car not $2.50xgallons!! Lol
We did a family vacation to Maui about 20 years ago... first stop was Costco! The one thing that we got there was our Hawaiian shirts - made in Hawaii and way cheaper than the tourist shops.
Re: after-show, check the laws in your state, but many places you have to be a licensed driver (or have a learner's permit) to pump gas. Also, it is not safe to get back in the car or be on a cell phone while gas is pumping. In both cases, electric shock can be generated that will cause a fire. We had a deadly fire local to me caused by someone getting back in their car while the gas was pumping.
Yes I do remember when the debit card was created. I used to work in a bank promoting this new fangled thing. So many funny stories. Love your videos too.
Loved the Andrew cam. Great job. Hoping for some Hawaii pics, so beautiful there. I get the gas thing, I did take my daughter when she was learning a few times. Also just took her with me to do an oil change, don't forget how to put air in the tires. I feel like there is less fear/anxiety when you practice.
Ok, true story. I had been driving for years at this point. I had a rental car and went to put gas in. I hadn't paid attention to which side the tank is on so wasn't surprised that I was on the wrong side. I was however surprised to find that the door wouldn't open. I had never encountered one where you need to press a button in the car to release the door. So there I was sitting at the pump reading the owners manual trying to figure out where the release for the gas cover is located. It took almost 10 minutes to find it UNDER the driver's seat. :)
Also, in my teens I borrowed my brother's VW van (standard). It all went well as I drive a standard until I went to reverse it out of a parking spot. I could not find reverse! It was so old that all the numbers had rubbed off the stick shift and I tried every slot I could find. I had to push it back enough to get out of the stall. FYI, you have to push down on the gear shift and then it will slide into the hidden reverse slot. I guess this is a safety feature so you don't blow your engine by choosing reverse instead of 4th gear ;)
If you get the opportunity to travel and want to bring items home, wrap glass in a clean tee and stuff into your packed sneakers...
Love to see the creative ways you plan for meals! I love finding food bargains and planning this way, too.
I packed glass jars in a ziploc bag just in case, then in a layer of bubble wrap and stuffed them in my sneakers and brought them home from overseas with all of them intact. Worth a try.
My kids are long grown, and their kids (Gen Z's) do know how to put gas in the car too. When I was a kid and got my driver's license (I got it after grad from college, age 21), but my Dad wouldn't let me drive or have a car 'til I could change the oil and change a tire, by myself. My first car was a " '54 Chev 4 door Deluxe", green over cream, purchased in 1965. No power anything, not power windows or steering. I was in hog heaven! I also knew when and how to wiggle something or other under the hood when my gas line (I think it was) would get an airlock and then would die in an intersection or some other untimely place. Yes, I remember the advent of the debit card, but don't recall about when it was. Perhaps the 80's? A wonderful invention, to my mind, though I still like to use and feel cash.
Looks like a great vacation for your awesome family
My mom and dad would go to kaui for a month and my mom took spices with her.
So...here's my fail. My oldest went off to college out of state - no cell phones then - and I forgot to show him how to make a long distance call. So 2 weeks went by and he finally called! He said it took a friend showing him he had to put a "1" in front of the area code and phone number. HOW could I have NOT shown him that????!!! Times have definitely changed!
I just taught my 13 year old daughter how to pump gas about a week ago. Have to teach safety now too with everything you teach. Pay attention to your surroundings, don't get gas at night when its dark, shut off the car, lock all the doors except the driver door, try to get the pump closest to the door of the gas station if you are able and keep your phone in your pocket.
The 'Andrew Cam' was everything. 😅 Pumping their own gas WAS something we remembered to teach all of our kids, but there's still so much that we take for granted they know how to do just from watching us, that they never picked up on. Parenting teens and young adults in today's world is an adventure for sure. Oh and yes I do remember when debit cards became a thing. I also remember when stores started doing the automatic draft even when you wrote a check, so the money came out instantly regardless. That was a MAJOR cause of adjustment for us for a while, because we had gotten used to going to get groceries the day before payday and stuff like that, because we knew we'd have time to deposit our paycheck before the checks we had written cleared the bank. Not anymore! Stuff has cleared the bank before we even get home from the store now. And you don't even get a book of checks when you open a checking account anymore, just a debit card.