This evening, right before bedtime, my son tells us that he needs $30 and another $25 for a couple of school functions - both due tomorrow morning. Naturally, the only place for that much cash to be in the house was my "Falcon Fund".
GD--Go find your copy of
Disney Addictions and How They Affect the Ones You Love . You should have received one upon check-in at your 5th resort stay.
You'll remember it's the big yellow hardback with this photo on the cover--
Find chapter 82 titled "Household Budgeting: Orthodontia vs. Concierge Level".
This, of course, is the chapter that takes on serious matters such as when to allow room in your household budget for things like toilet paper, garbage pick-up, solid food and emergency medical care and when to forego on basic comforts in favor of saving for more important things like park hoppers, snow globes, Falcon funds and tickets to HDDR.
Basic tenets suggest that when a fund of any sort is looted, the looter or the benefactor of said lootage must restore funds within 72 hours or incur substantial penalties.
Penalties differ slightly depending on whether the pilfering activity is critical to family health and harmony or inconsequential personal gain such as emergency lattes or postage. Please note that repeat offendors may be sentenced to Disney deprivaton including but not limited to loss of DIS priveleges and will be required to watch Drake & Josh on a 24 hour loop.
In regards to school functions, this chapter clearly indicates that special attention should be given to the type of function and the relative importance to the student's overall well-being.
Example:
...Field trip to the local university for a musical production of Camelot--not lootable.
...Field trip to the local university for a musical production of Peter Pan--lootable.
...Fees for participating in a schoolwide celebration of the student body surpassing performance goals on standardized testing--not lootable
...Fees for participating in a schoolwide celebration of the re-release of Mary Poppins--lootation debatable
...Lab fees imposed on students registering for advanced biology--not lootable
...Library fines incurred by student refusing to return copy of Swiss Family Robinson--lootable
You'll have to analyze your son's specific requests to determine how to categorize them and therefore how to go about replacing the funds. You may find that his requests fall under the "I just gotta have ten bucks quick, and I'll pay you back by washing all the windows this weekend" category.
Your stash will be feeling like its old self in no time. Or at least your windows will be clean.