Kids at home....
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If anyone has ' big kids ' still at home and paying housekeeping, what do they pay ??
I have a 21 yr old son and a 19 yr old daughter, both in full time employment and living at home full time and they pay £35 & £25 respectively. TV's, computers, iPads, and the normal charging of phones etc are constantly on !!
They both have birthdays soon so we have told them it will be going up, what is the going rate?......would love to see what others are charging......or not !!
I have a 21 yr old son and a 19 yr old daughter, both in full time employment and living at home full time and they pay £35 & £25 respectively. TV's, computers, iPads, and the normal charging of phones etc are constantly on !!
They both have birthdays soon so we have told them it will be going up, what is the going rate?......would love to see what others are charging......or not !!
garycab said:
If anyone has ' big kids ' still at home and paying housekeeping, what do they pay ??
I have a 21 yr old son and a 19 yr old daughter, both in full time employment and living at home full time and they pay £35 & £25 respectively. TV's, computers, iPads, and the normal charging of phones etc are constantly on !!
They both have birthdays soon so we have told them it will be going up, what is the going rate?......would love to see what others are charging......or not !!
£35 & £25 per day sounds fair!I have a 21 yr old son and a 19 yr old daughter, both in full time employment and living at home full time and they pay £35 & £25 respectively. TV's, computers, iPads, and the normal charging of phones etc are constantly on !!
They both have birthdays soon so we have told them it will be going up, what is the going rate?......would love to see what others are charging......or not !!
On the other side as it was, 25 and just moved out from home. Now renting closer to work. When I was at home my parents wouldn't take a penny off me, so I have saved quite a bit towards a mortgage when I get my own place. However I know someone who can't save to save their lives, so their parents charged them rent and then saved it for when they move out to go towards the deposit.
We have a 20 year old at university, and we don't charge him for the 10 weeks of the year that he decides to stay with us, as he doesn't have a job. That said we don't give him money like other parents do.
If he were working, I'd suggest that the going rate for rental of a room in a shared house with all inclusive bills, but no food is worth £250 a month, and our food bills would be £100 a month higher, so I'd call that £10 a night. I'd actually charge £50 a week, and put £100 in an account per month for me to have a decent holiday with the wife.
Wife wouldn't charge, would try to stop me charging.
If he were working, I'd suggest that the going rate for rental of a room in a shared house with all inclusive bills, but no food is worth £250 a month, and our food bills would be £100 a month higher, so I'd call that £10 a night. I'd actually charge £50 a week, and put £100 in an account per month for me to have a decent holiday with the wife.
Wife wouldn't charge, would try to stop me charging.
vikingaero said:
Charge them the going rate but stick the difference into a bank account for them and give it to them when they move out/buy their own place.
This is absolutely right, in my opinion.All these examples of £100-£200 a month is pretty ridiculous - I know real-life examples of it happening too. All you're doing is encouraging them to stay, as it's cheaper at home than it'll ever be elsewhere!
Also, if you've got one rule for one child, do yourselves a favour and stick to that for the other child(ren).
My parents used to charge me £20 a week for full board, all washing done, infact everything done for me.
I used to think my mum was robbing me at that price, and it used to build up to a couple hundred arrears before they would threaten to throw me out, as a spotty 21 yr old muppet I hated them for it.
Oh how I'd love to only pay that now, sorry Mum, lol.
I used to think my mum was robbing me at that price, and it used to build up to a couple hundred arrears before they would threaten to throw me out, as a spotty 21 yr old muppet I hated them for it.
Oh how I'd love to only pay that now, sorry Mum, lol.
I'm 25, I moved out a week after turning 23 and I started out paying £20 a week, it went up to £40 over time as my wage went up, I spent two months out of work and my Dad didn't charge me anything, but the moment I was working again he wanted his cash straight away - fair play I suppose, any kids of mine will have to do the same.
My daughter is 18, she left school and went straight to college for two years and also had a part time job, from week 2 (I let her have her first weeks wage), we agreed on 25% of her wage, I didn't want to come up with a set amount of £s as some weeks she did loads of hours and some weeks barely anything.
She pays for her phone and pretty much anything else, big things (like tv, tablet, etc) we get her for either Christmas or birthdays.
Son is 16 and at college, so far he hasn't managed to find a job, so has stuff around the house to do to earn his keep.
She pays for her phone and pretty much anything else, big things (like tv, tablet, etc) we get her for either Christmas or birthdays.
Son is 16 and at college, so far he hasn't managed to find a job, so has stuff around the house to do to earn his keep.
Im 21 don't pay rent my parents don't need the extra money was the same with my sister. I will however chip in every week for food and drink and wash the dishes, clean the house and fix all the car (fully qualified mechanic). I do save quiet a bit every so often but as im working on going self employed a lot of my money is going on tools and equipment while I still have a full time job.
Most of my friends from school are either in university being payed by there parents or have there own house although that is on the low side. The charging rent and keeping it till they get a house etc is a good idea for kids that cant save but as I do that my parents have no need I just use the house to sleep in mainly most of my time is spent either working full time and my hobby/going self employed.
Most of my friends from school are either in university being payed by there parents or have there own house although that is on the low side. The charging rent and keeping it till they get a house etc is a good idea for kids that cant save but as I do that my parents have no need I just use the house to sleep in mainly most of my time is spent either working full time and my hobby/going self employed.
Pulse said:
All these examples of £100-£200 a month is pretty ridiculous - I know real-life examples of it happening too. All you're doing is encouraging them to stay, as it's cheaper at home than it'll ever be elsewhere!
Not really. As I've already mentioned my daughter lives with me rent free, but attends the local uni. She won't be in a position to rent or buy until her course is finished, so why should I ask for a percentage of her hard earned wage just to prove a point?She'll move out when she's ready and face the monetary shock then, but in the meantime I'm pleased she's able to enjoy her young adult years with money in her pocket. Plenty of time to be a skint grown up later.
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