What should my 18yo pay as keep?
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My son has a job at a sports centre - it was his Sat job while he was at College doing a Sports Science course but now he's left, he's doing two and three, sometimes four days a week there now, whiich looking at jobs situation for his age group, is not to be sneezed at.
Anyway, now the old child alownace has all gone by the wayside and to teach him the lesson that things DO actually cost money and you have to pay your way at his age, the subject of his monthly keep has cropped up.
In 1982 when I left home, I was paying about £80 a week to my parents. What would that be worth now - not that I am going to charge him the equivalent.
I reckon he should be paying about £100 a month MINIMUM if he working five days a week, so in effect that is £5 a day!
So if he works two days in a week, he pays £10 for that week.
Fair?
He thinks he should pay bugger all ... but last month he earned £900 and spent all but £100 of it on going out propping up the bars of the town and other s
t. So he wastes it like water.
Anyway, now the old child alownace has all gone by the wayside and to teach him the lesson that things DO actually cost money and you have to pay your way at his age, the subject of his monthly keep has cropped up.
In 1982 when I left home, I was paying about £80 a week to my parents. What would that be worth now - not that I am going to charge him the equivalent.
I reckon he should be paying about £100 a month MINIMUM if he working five days a week, so in effect that is £5 a day!
So if he works two days in a week, he pays £10 for that week.
Fair?
He thinks he should pay bugger all ... but last month he earned £900 and spent all but £100 of it on going out propping up the bars of the town and other s
t. So he wastes it like water. I have the same trouble with this too..
Although its slightly different;
My Dad passed away in May, I now run the house as my Mum and him divorced when I was 6.. So i'm 19, and pay £700+ in bills.. Tell him and and see him st himself 
Though I have a 16 year old brother who just sits at home all day not going to find a job to contribute, which is the problem!
Although its slightly different;
My Dad passed away in May, I now run the house as my Mum and him divorced when I was 6.. So i'm 19, and pay £700+ in bills.. Tell him and and see him s
t himself Though I have a 16 year old brother who just sits at home all day not going to find a job to contribute, which is the problem!
Jonny671 said:
I have the same trouble with this too..
Although its slightly different;
My Dad passed away in May, I now run the house as my Mum and him divorced when I was 6.. So i'm 19, and pay £700+ in bills.. Tell him and and see him st himself
Well done Jonny. Not many 19 year olds would take on board that level of responsibility.Although its slightly different;
My Dad passed away in May, I now run the house as my Mum and him divorced when I was 6.. So i'm 19, and pay £700+ in bills.. Tell him and and see him s
t himself 
I paid about £150-200 per month for rent/food last year when I ended up back with the parents. I cooked, washed the cars and did my own washing etc as well as taking the parents out for meals and buying bits for the house too.
Just to add I basically paid the difference between what it cost to have me in the house in food/heating/water etc and at the same time saved at least a decent rental amount per month.
Ironically since I moved out I found a place with rent and bills not much more than what I paid before and in the reverse of what often happens, I waited till moving out to sell the sensible car and buy a daft one
Just to add I basically paid the difference between what it cost to have me in the house in food/heating/water etc and at the same time saved at least a decent rental amount per month.
Ironically since I moved out I found a place with rent and bills not much more than what I paid before and in the reverse of what often happens, I waited till moving out to sell the sensible car and buy a daft one
Edited by v15ben on Wednesday 21st October 15:53
MikeyT said:
I reckon he should be paying about £100 a month MINIMUM if he working five days a week, so in effect that is £5 a day!
So if he works two days in a week, he pays £10 for that week.
Fair?
He thinks he should pay bugger all ... but last month he earned £900 and spent all but £100 of it on going out propping up the bars of the town and other st. So he wastes it like water.
So if he works two days in a week, he pays £10 for that week.
Fair?
He thinks he should pay bugger all ... but last month he earned £900 and spent all but £100 of it on going out propping up the bars of the town and other s
t. So he wastes it like water. t84 said:
25% of his take home 
If you feed him 
I'd do a percentage (15-20%?), but of his salery IF he worked full time. If you feed him There's no reason he shouldn't. If you say he leaves his job, and you agreed on 15%, he has to pay bugger at all, while costing you more, not having incentive to go back to work.
So, look at his salery, calculate it for full time, and do a percentage of that.
Also, if he's such a bad saver, get him to save 50% (mandatory) at one of your accounts each month. He'll be pissed off, but thank you later.
To clarify: I earned 1400€/month at 18, gave 200€ to my parents, and had to save 600€ each month.
I didn't like it as I wanted a better car, but I got myself a house some years later thanks to them.
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