Pocket money

mrsraggle · Nov 12th, 2010, 15:10 PM

I had £40 a month at that age but I had to buy my own stuff with it, so if I wanted a new top or trousers I had to use my own allowance.

PocketPound · Nov 15th, 2010, 05:27 AM

Hello

I have always sat my children down and talked about what chores need to be done around the house (and what chores they would like to do) - I write the chores down in a little note book so as my children know what they are suppose to do and when they are suppose to complete the chore. (I do try and make all the chores fun and ALWAYS praise them )

Some chores they do for pocket money, others are just chores they are expected to do for no money I.E making their bed, setting the dinner table ETC.

On every Friday afternoon (without fail) we sit down and go through what chores they have done and how much money they have made - I then pay them

I hope this helps

Thanks

pocketpound

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Originally Posted by nikkip75

My daughter is 15 next month and normally we just give her money when she needs it. Weekends she goes to her friends houses or into town so we give her bus fair and money for something to eat. Then through the week shes getting £1 here £2 there and its all adding up to a lot some weeks!

So we have said she can have pocket money every saturday but she has to make it last the week. If she runs out there will be nomore until the next saturday. So even if she wants to go to a friends and shes spent it all she will have to walk there and back.

Does this sound fair?? And how much would you give? We were thinking maybe £10. This is all on top of her dinner money everyday for school which is £2.50/£3 which obviously she has to have regardless. Shes costing us a fortune at the moment and doesnt really appreciate it half the time so thinking maybe this will start to make her realise that money DOESNT gown on trees!!

AriannasMama · Nov 15th, 2010, 11:49 AM

I didn't have an allowance, my parents would just give me money if I was going somewhere like the movies or mall until I got a job.

Ahren · Nov 19th, 2010, 16:14 PM

We got £5 a week if we worked for it!

subaru555 · Nov 21st, 2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mom23monkies

My kids wont get "pocket" money
if they are going out they can do some extra chores and earn some
but no money to have just for the sake of having it
I am tooo mean

I agree with this concept too. We save money regardless so if he wasn't going out I wouldn't give him it.

Up until I got a job I had to earn my pocket money and I think this is very important in establishing respect.

Chantibug · Dec 2nd, 2010, 14:41 PM

I started working at 15 on top of allowance I got for doing chores at home. I plan to do the same for my kids. Even now, my 6 year old earns allowance for helping with minor tasks at home. I think whether you can afford it or not, kids need to learn how to earn their own way to help contribute to society as they become adults. Especially now more than ever, when adults have a hard enough time finding jobs/making money, kids need to realize nothing should be handed to them. Anything not having to do with school I would not pay for without work being done.

alienbabe4321 · Dec 7th, 2010, 08:37 AM

When I was 15, me and my step-brother had set chores. I have the clothes washing, he had the vaccuuming (upstairs and down) and we both washed up dishes after the evening meals.

We each got £5 a week for doing our chores which went towards phone credit and treats for doing a good job (usually snacks for between meals as mum never bought any)

If we didn't do our main chore (clothes washing or vaccuuming), we didn't get our pocket money. Mine had the added bit of, if it isn't done then no-one had clean clothes.

morri · Dec 10th, 2010, 10:44 AM

I had 25 Mark as pocket money , and consodering inflation etc 40 pound a month should be alright?

(we didnt get money for chores because it was seen we had to learn that it goes without saying that we help in the house hold, we rather get the allowance so we learn in time how to deal with money)

lolababes · Dec 21st, 2010, 16:52 PM

Wow I hope my DD doesnt read this

She was getting £5 a week (shes 11) IF she did the dusting and vaccuming, if she didnt then no money!! She stopped doing it when we moved so no pennies. I never got anything for nothing. She gets a monthly bus pass for school @ £29.50 and £2 a day dinner money but no more.
I would be skint if I gave her £15 or more a week

nikkip75 · Dec 22nd, 2010, 04:39 AM

My daughter has got herself a little job since i made this post! YAY!!

Shes stacking skittles in a local community centre for a team she plays for and shes getting £10 a week! She loves it, i said i would do it for £10 a week lol, shes only there for about 2 hours!

She still gets a bit of pocket money from us now an then but shes not really asking for money anymore so no more arguments!

Nov 12th, 2010, 15:10 PM	#31
mrsraggle Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Birmingham/South Staffs Posts: 10,235	I had £40 a month at that age but I had to buy my own stuff with it, so if I wanted a new top or trousers I had to use my own allowance.

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Nov 15th, 2010, 11:49 AM	#33
AriannasMama Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,637	I didn't have an allowance, my parents would just give me money if I was going somewhere like the movies or mall until I got a job.

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Nov 19th, 2010, 16:14 PM	#34
Ahren Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 248	We got £5 a week if we worked for it!

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Chantibug Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,147	I started working at 15 on top of allowance I got for doing chores at home. I plan to do the same for my kids. Even now, my 6 year old earns allowance for helping with minor tasks at home. I think whether you can afford it or not, kids need to learn how to earn their own way to help contribute to society as they become adults. Especially now more than ever, when adults have a hard enough time finding jobs/making money, kids need to realize nothing should be handed to them. Anything not having to do with school I would not pay for without work being done.

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Dec 7th, 2010, 08:37 AM	#37
alienbabe4321 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 625	When I was 15, me and my step-brother had set chores. I have the clothes washing, he had the vaccuuming (upstairs and down) and we both washed up dishes after the evening meals. We each got £5 a week for doing our chores which went towards phone credit and treats for doing a good job (usually snacks for between meals as mum never bought any) If we didn't do our main chore (clothes washing or vaccuuming), we didn't get our pocket money. Mine had the added bit of, if it isn't done then no-one had clean clothes.

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Dec 10th, 2010, 10:44 AM	#38
morri Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hamburg(Germany) Posts: 7,521	I had 25 Mark as pocket money , and consodering inflation etc 40 pound a month should be alright? (we didnt get money for chores because it was seen we had to learn that it goes without saying that we help in the house hold, we rather get the allowance so we learn in time how to deal with money)

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Dec 21st, 2010, 16:52 PM	#39
lolababes Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 1,279	Wow I hope my DD doesnt read this She was getting £5 a week (shes 11) IF she did the dusting and vaccuming, if she didnt then no money!! She stopped doing it when we moved so no pennies. I never got anything for nothing. She gets a monthly bus pass for school @ £29.50 and £2 a day dinner money but no more. I would be skint if I gave her £15 or more a week

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Dec 22nd, 2010, 04:39 AM	#40
nikkip75 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,722	My daughter has got herself a little job since i made this post! YAY!! Shes stacking skittles in a local community centre for a team she plays for and shes getting £10 a week! She loves it, i said i would do it for £10 a week lol, shes only there for about 2 hours! She still gets a bit of pocket money from us now an then but shes not really asking for money anymore so no more arguments!

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