We've been discussing allowances in my office and the perspectives are so varied I decided to create a survey and see what other moms outside my company think. Will you help me out?
Here's the survey link (it's anonymous and less than 10 questions): http://www.cvent.com/d/ycqw60
Or you can just reply here and tell me why you will or won't be giving your kids an allowance.
Thanks for sharing...if you sway me to give my daughter an allowance she'll thank you too!
My kids have a few chores that they must do because they are part of a household and every member of the family is expected to contribute to the care and upkeep of the home. They are expected to pick up their toys, put dirty clothes in the laundry room, make their beds and pick up their dishes. The older kids have homework but that isn't on their "chore" list. Then there is a list of extras that they can do to earn money. Examples from that list are feed the dogs, dust, bring in the garbage cans, fold clothes, etc. Each task on that list is worth 1 or 2 quarters. Their regular chores must be done before they can do any jobs for money.
The way I see it is there are going to be things they see in the store that they want (toys, games, etc). I'm not going to just buy toys for them at every whim, but they are welcome to save their money for whatever they want. However, they aren't old enough to get a job to any oppurtunity for money earning is going to be at home. This has worked pretty well for us and my oldest (7 in October) saved enough to buy a Wii game.
I don't believe in giving allowances. I don't feel I need to pay my child to live under the roof I already supply or eat the food I supply. I expected my daughter to take care of her things becauswe they were her things, I refused to pay her to do so. The only "chores" she had were to make sure that anything she played with out of her bedroom or playroom she had to put away. If I had to pick them up after she was done they went into a charity bin and she had to take them to the chairty for donation. Her bedroom was up to her to keep clean and although she didn't do it on my timeline she did it on her own so all I did was shut her door when it got "out of hand" The rest of the house was up to me other than if she spilled she was to clean it up and I didn't think that needed to be paid for. If I weanted a houskeeper I would hire one, I didn't have my daughter to get one.
I already provide food, clothes, toys, fun activities, sports fees.. Ect....
I know as a parents I must provide food, and clothes... Which I am happy to, however, why would I pay my son for helping clean a house that he also lives in. He brings in dirt, he makes messes, he uses dishes... Etc...
That is just my personal opinion though.
My kids are too young for allowances, but I've heard (Suzie Orman) say that one should pay for work done and not just give money. I kind of like that idea.
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I do give my kids an allowance. Just as I am paid for my work, they should be paid when they do work (and I don't mean just cleaning their rooms, but doing things above & beyond the usual chores that they do).
i dont really give my daughter an allowance..but i do offer her a chance to earn money.....i have a list of stuf that she has the option on doing....and when she does, she gets a marble....when the jar is filled with marbles, she will get $15.....the jar tehcnically should take about a month to fill.......although, right now, its taken her about 2..lol..during the summer she tends to slack.
We don't give our daughter an allowance.She has chores and things she is expected to do.But we do give her chances to earn money by doing certain things that isn't one of her normal responsibilities.
He has a chart that is labeled Monday-friday.
Then down it has boxes labeled:
-Chores
-follows rules
-School work done by 3 ( we homeschool)
-One hour reading
-No arguing ( The thing we are trying to work on this week.)
He gets 25cents per box checked. He can earn up to $6 a week. A dollar a week has to go into his savings account.
I'm trying to teach him some financial responsibility too.
He has to save for what he wants. He wants a mini bike, so he's been putting it all in his savings account.
He's probably not going to get one though but I'm not telling him. It won't hurt for him to save some money. LOL. (He may get a 4-wheeler for Christmas.)
I would give my kid a allowance because it teaches them how to handle money and plus me and my dh get a weekly allowance. They would have to have good grades and keep up with the chores otherwise it wont happen.
How do you deal with a potty mouth?!
- TwoTulips
on Aug. 24, 2012 at 4:25 PM