free cash for kids or should they earn it?

[cia260895]

I am in debate with the Mrs as i think the kids should do chores around the house to earn there pocket money,at at the mo it only applies to the eldest who is 13,as the other don't get pocket money regularly but get what they want.She gets £25 a month credit on phone £10 a week for school money and supposedly £5 a week pocket money but does go to the cinema quite a bit which i know cost more than a fiver? which rounded off would average about £100 per month and all she does is keep her room tidy (well the Mrs does it) so whats your take on this??

[cia260895]

btw we have a dishwasher

[Claw75]

when I was around that age I got £5 a week (probably equivalent to £12-13 a week now?).  For that I had to sort out dinner for me and my brother every night (our parents worked), and tidy the kitchen up afterwards.  My brother had to make sure the sitting room was tidy every evening.  Any day we didn't do our chores was a quid knocked off the week's money.  I also had the option of earning an extra £5 a week by doing the families ironing, and my brother had the option of washing the car. 

I complained at the time of course as friends were getting £10+ per week for doing bugger all, but I do believe kids, once they reach a certain age, should be taught that money doesn't come from thin air and should be earned.  My daughter doesn't get pocket money yet - I just buy her treats when she is good, but once she's a little older she will have jobs to do to earn her pocket money.

[Colchester Kev]

£100 a month at 13 ??

Have a word mate...

£25 a month credit ... knock that down to a tenner.
Cinema once a month if she does chores ( rubbish out, clean bedroom, clearing table after dinner etc.)
£5 a week pocket money if above is done satisfactorily.

Max outlay per month about £40.

No need to thank me, its been a pleasure.

Regards

E. Scrooge.

[cia260895]

£100 a month at 13 ??

Have a word mate...

£25 a month credit ... knock that down to a tenner.
Cinema once a month if she does chores ( rubbish out, clean bedroom, clearing table after dinner etc.)
£5 a week pocket money if above is done satisfactorily.

Max outlay per month about £40.

No need to thank me, its been a pleasure.

Man after me own heart but it's the step daughter who can do no wrong???

Regards

E. Scrooge.

[totalise]

make them earn it

[Laxie]

Ours get €15 each per week spending and €10 per month in phone credit.  But you can be darn sure they do more than just keeping their rooms tidy.  If they don't help out, they don't get.  End of. 

They bring in the firing, dust, hoover, sweep, tidy, the odd bit of cooking.  Whatever needs to be done, is done as a team.  At the end of the day, they helped make the messes, so no reason why they can't help tidy it up.   

[madasahatstand]

Help them understand WHY they should keep their rooms tidy and do housework.  lol...... I dont like the idea of paying kids to do something they should be doing anyway as part of their 'training' to become a reliable and responsible people. God, if I told my mother I wasnt going to do it unless I got paid, I wouldnt be living right now.....  Also, it trains kids to the ways of capitalism and the whole 'money talks' message. All that said, I dont have a clue what I'd do if it were me?

[taximan007]

Kick her out 

[jizzemm]

make them earn it

Must agree, thats part of the problem with kids these days, they get to much given to them for doin naff all...

Ex. I helped my ex's Nephew last night use the internet to get him car insurance as nobody in his family could do it, ends up managing to get this 21yr old fully comp insurance for 1892.10 total, pay the whole lot up front. Again no problem, he has then money been saving, but has no CC to pay it, so he sais he will give me the money, i do it, give him a life back home, and he gives me the money... £1892.00.. 

The little sh*t diddles me out of 10p and i gave up 2 1/2 hrs of my Friday night to help him.. I don't mind the 10p or the time spent, but its the fact that it would not have crossed his mind what i had given up to help him.. (Probably saved me from donking off on poker so lost less than a normal friday.)

Tbh i could not be bothered to try and teach him some kind of lesson in what had happened, because my little lesson would have gone in 1 ear and out the other, its  up to the parents.

In answer to your question, 1: its to much  2: yes they should do chores / something for the pocket money

[madasahatstand]

make them earn it

Must agree, thats part of the problem with kids these days, they get to much given to them for doin naff all...

Ex. I helped my ex's Nephew last night use the internet to get him car insurance as nobody in his family could do it, ends up managing to get this 21yr old fully comp insurance for 1892.10 total, pay the whole lot up front. Again no problem, he has then money been saving, but has no CC to pay it, so he sais he will give me the money, i do it, give him a life back home, and he gives me the money... £1892.00.. 

The little sh*t diddles me out of 10p and i gave up 2 1/2 hrs of my Friday night to help him.. I don't mind the 10p or the time spent, but its the fact that it would not have crossed his mind what i had given up to help him.. (Probably saved me from donking off on poker so lost less than a normal friday.)

Tbh i could not be bothered to try and teach him some kind of lesson in what had happened, because my little lesson would have gone in 1 ear and out the other, its  up to the parents.

In answer to your question, 1: its to much  2: yes they should do chores / something for the pocket money

bah humbug................he's your family. Don't you do family favours round your neck of the woods? lol

[totalise]

make them earn it

Must agree, thats part of the problem with kids these days, they get to much given to them for doin naff all...

Ex. I helped my ex's Nephew last night use the internet to get him car insurance as nobody in his family could do it, ends up managing to get this 21yr old fully comp insurance for 1892.10 total, pay the whole lot up front. Again no problem, he has then money been saving, but has no CC to pay it, so he sais he will give me the money, i do it, give him a life back home, and he gives me the money... £1892.00.. 

The little sh*t diddles me out of 10p and i gave up 2 1/2 hrs of my Friday night to help him.. I don't mind the 10p or the time spent, but its the fact that it would not have crossed his mind what i had given up to help him.. (Probably saved me from donking off on poker so lost less than a normal friday.)

Tbh i could not be bothered to try and teach him some kind of lesson in what had happened, because my little lesson would have gone in 1 ear and out the other, its  up to the parents.

In answer to your question, 1: its to much  2: yes they should do chores / something for the pocket money

I dont really see your point, are you annoyed that he didn't pay you extra for your time? are you annoyed that you spent 2 hours on the kid and he rolled you for 10 pence?  did he not seem appreciative of your efforts? One of the problems kids have at that kind of age is that they sometimes have trouble conveying their feelings, so its possible that he was very thankful but didn't let you know in the best way?

[Claw75]

I don't really get your point either Jizzem.  I wouldn't expect anything more than a 'thanks' or 'cheers, I owe you one'.  If he didn't say thank you, then I too would be peeved!

[cia260895]

me thinks the AK47  could be coming out to retrieve your 10p

[Gryff]

Don't give your kids the easy road, it doesn't make them appreciate work or study.

Get them on a rota, establish the idea they are "working for money" and pay them what you'd pay them if they were on a minimum wage job to give some incentives to study hard. ( and explain it that way imo ).