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Skootz
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07-23-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 4:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
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)

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
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.

Dlmmo
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11-20-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dlmmo a private message Print Post    
1. no

2. no, we just gave him money as he needed it.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
1. no
2. no

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL Lori, I am honored!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
1. no
2. no children to worry about

Irishtxgrl
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12-07-2005

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Irishtxgrl a private message Print Post    
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

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
No. Chores were expected as part of being a family.

No. Again, chores were expected as part of being a family.

Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
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.

Metoo
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02-22-2005

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Metoo a private message Print Post    
1. No
2. No children

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
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

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
no

no

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
1a. yes b. $20

2. no

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
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!)

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
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.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
1. no

2. no

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
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.

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
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.

Adven
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02-06-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Adven a private message Print Post    
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.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
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.

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
1. Sadly enough, I don't remember if I got an allowance.

2. No munchkins yet. My doggies get treats though.. LOL

Secretsmile
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08-19-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Secretsmile a private message Print Post    
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.

Sue
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06-02-2005

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
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

Max
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08-12-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
1. Never had an allowance.
2. Never had kids.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 9:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
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.