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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 4:50 am
1. nope 2. yes and no, we have a chart with check marks and x's so it is based on that. My oldest dd will get a tooney ($2 coin) if on chore day, she really goes the extra and helps me when her sisters do not)
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:09 am
Nope, but we still had our chores we had to do. Don't have any little ankle bitters running around to give an allowance to, or to take it away from if they act like little brats.
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:16 am
1. no 2. no, we just gave him money as he needed it.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:21 am
1. no 2. no
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:25 am
LOL Lori, I am honored!
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:56 am
1. no 2. no children to worry about
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:11 am
Part 1. I did as a younger child but as I got older I got odd jobs and then an actual first part time job and so no more allowance. Part 2. They occasionally get paid for extra chores outside of the normal ones but not as a general rule they don't get one...we have a point system (-/+)kind of thing we were using before break then we slacked off...they want to try this marble in a jar thing for rewards
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:22 am
No. Chores were expected as part of being a family. No. Again, chores were expected as part of being a family.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:36 am
1. No 2. My yard monkey is only 1 but I may try a point system kinda thing. I think chores are part of family life as well but may consider a reward of some type when the time comes.
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Metoo
Member
02-22-2005
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:52 am
1. No 2. No children
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:54 am
1. Yes- $20/week when I was in high school but only until I got a job when I was 16. I would get paid for doing other jobs like stacking wood outside for the winter and bigger jobs like that. 2. no kiddies
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:10 am
no no
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:14 am
1a. yes b. $20 2. no
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:27 am
1. No 2. No, but I did use a scaled system to pay for grades on their report cards ($10 for an A, $5 for a B and $1 for a C. (For Ds and Fs, they owed me money!)
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:33 am
1. Yes 2. None yet, but yes...I'll probably give them an allowance. I think it's better then just giving it to them when they need it. (No offense, Dlmmo) That way they learn to use it best as they see fit, and when it's gone, it's gone. You just can't ask for more and expect to get it.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:41 am
1. no 2. no
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:59 am
1. Yes, but it was only a dime until I was about 10, and then a quarter. When we went to Jr. High we could have either $1 and mom paid for lunches or $5 including the lunch. I think in high school we got $2 extra beyond lunch money. Half of babysitting money or work money was deposited in the savings account for college. My parents also put in a dollar a week into the same account. That account actually paid for all of my first year of college. (Yeah, we're misers....and this was back in the 70s) 2. Don't have kids....but if I did, I would have them save for college the same way, but I would kick in $5 or 10 per week instead of a dollar....WAIT...MY kids would have a tuition deal where I work....hummmm $2 would probably do it.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:14 am
1. Yes. I had to (seriously) submit a BUDGET for the money I needed for the week. I would list my bus-pass amount, amount for roller-skating admission, the amount for snacks while AT rollerskating, the cost of the weekly pre-teen dance, etc. Then I had to submit that list to my mom, and she would give me whatever I had needed and substantiated. Taught me a good lesson about money and planning a budget. 2. No kids yet.
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Adven
Member
02-06-2001
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:16 am
1. Yes, starting with a dime a week and progressing to two dollars until my parents wised up and realized I was in my 30's and needed to get out and find a job. 2. I did give my two sons an allowance, but we'd all forget and when they remembered, they'd claim I hadn't given them anything since the Pre-Cambrian Age and now owed each of them enough to buy their own Buick. I find it easier now just to deal with each request for money individually, and grant or withhold it based on the vagaries of my mood at that moment.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:53 am
I got a quarter until I was in Jr. High, then got 50 cents until the 9th grade. Had my first job (besides babysitting) at 15 and earned my own money from then on. Never had to be told twice to help out around the house...my mother had her ways to make us see the light. Oh, I forgot - we had to buy a stamp for our savings bonds at school, which meant that every two weeks we had to give up a quarter; therefore, we only actually got 12.5 cents a week in elementary school and 25 cents in Jr. High. No kidlets, but if I did, I would probably have followed my mother's rules - do your chores or I'll knock you into the middle of next week...or...knock you so hard that your clothes will be out of style by the time you finally hit the ground.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:56 am
1. Sadly enough, I don't remember if I got an allowance. 2. No munchkins yet. My doggies get treats though.. LOL
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:05 am
1.No, I didn't have an allowance growing up. 2.Yes, my kids had an allowance, they also had a chore chart with a time limit on the chores, if it wasn't done, they had to pay me for doing their chores. I was extremely expensive as hired help, it didn't take them long to realize doing their own chores right away paid off in a big way. They'd get their allowance either way, it was their choice how they spent it.
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Sue
Member
06-02-2005
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:28 am
1. As a teenager I got 10$ a week for chores 2. Yes my oldest gets 5 dollars a week allowance (when I remember to pay her) and I sometimes give a couple bucks here and there if she helps me out on extras
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:28 am
1. Never had an allowance. 2. Never had kids.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:50 am
1. I got an allowance when I was a kid but it wasn’t tied to doing chores (which I was supposed to do anyway). I was pretty frugal with my allowance. 2. Not yet – too little.
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