Keeping with the trend... Poll on allowance.

shadypines · September 2014

Appropriate allowance for a 15yr old weekly? He gets free lunch at school, so this will be just pocket money.

shadypines · September 2014

He doesn't necessarily"earn" it. He does have a list of chores that must be completed weekly.

Since he is walking to school & passes a bodega. I wanted him to at least have some money in his pocket.

shadypines · September 2014

I believe 16 in NJ. And hours are very limited.

angelashly · September 2014

I said 15 but I'm rethinking that. Depends in what chores? Do you pay if he goes and does things with friends ?

theseaword · September 2014

I wasn't allowed to work in high school. My folks told me it was because school was my job. But iit was probably because I didn't get my driver's license until 18, and it was worth it to them to throw me occasional movie money rather than to cart me to and from some shitty mall job 3 times a week.

shadypines · September 2014

angelashly said:
I said 15 but I'm rethinking that. Depends in what chores? Do you pay if he goes and does things with friends ?

Yes or we (parents) split it. Depends....

angelashly · September 2014

Then I think 10 or 15 is good.

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shadypines · September 2014

Think I'll start at $10. See how it works. If he blows it by Wednesday he will have wait till Mon. Money management.....

Thanks all..

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klondikebar · September 2014

My kids do not receive an allowance. They are expected to contribute as a part of our family. They get extras for being productive members of the household. If it is something larger, they can do extra tasks to earn it that beyond their normal chores.

My children will not work while in school. Their job is school.

DD plays one school sport at a time. She has at least 2 weeknight games where she is not home until at least 9pm. All other weeknights are practices and she's not home until 6ish. Saturday games take up at least 5.5 hours depending on the distance. That plus homework keeps her schedule full. I will happily give her gas & fun money when she needs it for balancing all of that while keeping up decent grades and completing basic chores at home. There's no need for her to work.

ridesbuttons · September 2014

I voted $20.

We are toying with the idea of giving our 6 and 7 year olds an allowance of 5euro per week (each) so we don't have to constantly say "no" when they want a treat or a toy. You want it, you can buy it. See how important it is to you then.

Also, we will not tie allowance into household chores. If you live here, you contribute.

aehl14 · September 2014

Where is everyone getting this "get a job" idea? I completely agree that's the best answer and they should earn it, but do we really want a bunch of kids taking the few jobs available? There are a lot of parents that need the jobs more. Let the kids wait a few weeks for whatever it is they supposedly "need"!

I'm sorry but when DD was born her father and I had both been downsized out of our jobs. We were so sick of teenagers taking the jobs we needed to support our family. I didn't work or have a weekly allowance in highschool and I survived. I'm sure this generation will too.

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thebanich · September 2014

They took er jerbs!!!!!!

thebanich · September 2014

I started working at 15 for our church preschool. Started babysitting at 11. My parents tried various forms of allowance but I worked so I could buy my first car.

I'd prefer my kids didn't have jobs except maybe during the summer.

katlizabeth · September 2014

ScarlettPanda said:

I think I got $20 once I was in high school and as long as I did all my chores, except senior year when I had a job. But that $20 was expected to be budgeted, so unless it was a necessity, I was expected to pay for all my own things (movies, clothes, food if out with friends, gas in my car - although that was cheap then...).

This was me too, but I was also expected to buy my own clothes.

shadypines · September 2014

Just pocket money!!!! Yikes!

lildevil968 · September 2014

I also voted for no allowance. At 15, they are old enough to start earning their own money babysitting, mowing lawns, etc. They can also get a part time in Colorado as long as they have a workers permit.

kristinc01 · September 2014

Funny story about walking beans. I grew up in a rural community and on a farm so everyone around here knows what that means. Was comparing first jobs w/ "city" people and they thought I meant I had a dog named Beans that I had to walk. I wish!

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