I remember my dad giving me two dollars every morning so I could go to the convenience store and get a Slushie and a small candy bar. :0D
I remember hearing how my grandparents would give my 9 year old dad money for Sunday school. He'd go buy a pop and hang out with the MP's at the gate instead. Back then, between wars, they had smokes in their holsters rather than weapons. He thought that was so cool. "Hey, are you gonna give the bad guys a hot foot or what?"