How much pocket money do you give your kids?
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My kids earn stars for things like - getting dressed quickly in the morning, tidying play room and their bedrooms, being good in the car - all sorts of things. Stars are worth 20p and obviously stars awarded can also be taken away. At the end of the week they get the corresponding 20p per star on the board. Thankfully, with the taking away of stars being as regular as the awarding, we rarely part with more than a quid!
None, my eldest gets £1 for walking the dog but doesn't like doing it in the winter. She managed to save enough to buy a mobile phone some how which surprised me. I don't agree with giving kids money it just encourages marketing to children and the plethora of brightly coloured plastic s
te that already clutters my house and garage, I'm still pulling loom bands out the dogs arse even though they've been out of favour with the kids for 12 months.
te that already clutters my house and garage, I'm still pulling loom bands out the dogs arse even though they've been out of favour with the kids for 12 months.FredClogs said:
I'm still pulling loom bands out the dogs arse even though they've been out of favour with the kids for 12 months.
Also none, we've got 4 kids although the eldest 2 are now adults earning their own money but we've always just given them what they needed and (some of) what they wanted.
We also don't/won't charge board for the 2 working but still living at home.
Nothing up till now, he's 10. We've only got one so he doesn't tend to go without (within reason) and anything he wants to buy that I see as frivolous he buys from his own money (saved from b'days and Xmas). Because he's a stingy git with his own money he now understands frivolous as well.
He does get rewards for school based stuff, good test results, parents evenings etc, and is working towards a cash bonus for over performance in his upcoming SATS which has prompted extra study sessions at his request.
He tends to help me with diy and the garden, and does a lot of cooking with his mum. I'd rather he was there because he wants to be not because I'm paying him. He's not perfect though and needs a bit of encouragement to clean his room occasionally, but seems to understand that if he doesn't then he'll be living in a pig sty.
We're both of the opinion that he's a kid, so don't want him spending his childhood washing up, ironing, cleaning the house etc, that's our job. We made the decision to bring him into the world it's our job to look after him.
However we are well aware that as he approaches adulthood we don't want him treating the place like a hotel, so come back and ask me in 3 years and I'll probably have a very different take on this
He does get rewards for school based stuff, good test results, parents evenings etc, and is working towards a cash bonus for over performance in his upcoming SATS which has prompted extra study sessions at his request.
He tends to help me with diy and the garden, and does a lot of cooking with his mum. I'd rather he was there because he wants to be not because I'm paying him. He's not perfect though and needs a bit of encouragement to clean his room occasionally, but seems to understand that if he doesn't then he'll be living in a pig sty.
We're both of the opinion that he's a kid, so don't want him spending his childhood washing up, ironing, cleaning the house etc, that's our job. We made the decision to bring him into the world it's our job to look after him.
However we are well aware that as he approaches adulthood we don't want him treating the place like a hotel, so come back and ask me in 3 years and I'll probably have a very different take on this
We've got three children, the eldest who is 13 gets £5 a week, and has done since she started secondary school. This is transferred into her bank account for her to spend pretty much as she wants (no booze or fags)
She also gets her contract mobile phone paid each month, approx. £18, so she doesn't do too bad. All essential clothes, school trips, classes etc. are paid by us. She does use her pocket money for shopping trips to Primark with her friends.
For the money I expect her to help out with a few jobs at home, nothing too heavy just emptying the dishwasher, keeping her room tidy, and maybe some dusting when we are having a clean. She needs to understand that these things don't just do themselves.
The other two who are both 10, twins, don't get anything. They get all they need bought by us. I do expect them to keep their rooms tidy, and the threat of not being bought something they want it is usually enough to get things done.
My feeling is that the threshold for pocket money is starting secondary school, along with mobile phone ownership.
She also gets her contract mobile phone paid each month, approx. £18, so she doesn't do too bad. All essential clothes, school trips, classes etc. are paid by us. She does use her pocket money for shopping trips to Primark with her friends.
For the money I expect her to help out with a few jobs at home, nothing too heavy just emptying the dishwasher, keeping her room tidy, and maybe some dusting when we are having a clean. She needs to understand that these things don't just do themselves.
The other two who are both 10, twins, don't get anything. They get all they need bought by us. I do expect them to keep their rooms tidy, and the threat of not being bought something they want it is usually enough to get things done.
My feeling is that the threshold for pocket money is starting secondary school, along with mobile phone ownership.
From age 7 up till they were 13 years old we gave our two £5 a week, then from 13 they got £10 a week. Clothes and other essentials are bought by us twice a year unless they had outgrown their current clothes suddenly. If they want a new pair of trainers and the old ones still fit, they save up, if they want a new jacket, they save up.
They used to be fine for money, even going out with their mates to the shops/cinema they had enough money. Now that they are old enough to want to go out with boy/girlfriends things have become more expensive and £40 does not go far enough for them. It hasn't gotten to the point that they'll do extra chores round the house or wash the cars regularly for extra cash though, they aren't that desperate.
They used to be fine for money, even going out with their mates to the shops/cinema they had enough money. Now that they are old enough to want to go out with boy/girlfriends things have become more expensive and £40 does not go far enough for them. It hasn't gotten to the point that they'll do extra chores round the house or wash the cars regularly for extra cash though, they aren't that desperate.
FredClogs said:
None, my eldest gets £1 for walking the dog but doesn't like doing it in the winter. She managed to save enough to buy a mobile phone some how which surprised me. I don't agree with giving kids money it just encourages marketing to children and the plethora of brightly coloured plastic ste that already clutters my house and garage, I'm still pulling loom bands out the dogs arse even though they've been out of favour with the kids for 12 months.
Bloody match attack and pokemon cards littering practically every corner of my house currently te that already clutters my house and garage, I'm still pulling loom bands out the dogs arse even though they've been out of favour with the kids for 12 months.
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