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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:00 pm
What's an allowance? Nope Nope
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 1:15 am
Yes, 25 cents/week when I was little and then 50 cents/week until I was 12. For this I did the dishes, set and cleared the table for meals, learned to do the cooking, did all the ironing, dusting and cleaning the kitchen and bathroom, vacuumed the house, fed and walked the dog, and pulled weeds. When I was 12 and started babysitting at 50 cents/hour (for as many as 5 or 6 kids at time), allowance stopped but the chores increased. I also then was expected to make all of my own clothes and I cooked most of the family dinners all the way through highschool and college. Babysitting also paid my college tuition for undergrad and grad school. Parents didn't contribute at all. Yes, daughter gets an allowance equal to $1.00 per year of her life per week. She's 9 now so she get's 36.00 on the first of each month. Half of that she can spend but only at my discretion so much of that goes in to a bank account. Forty percent goes into her college fund account and 10 percent goes to the charity of her choice. There is no negotiating on the percentages. I don't tie her allowance to chores but she does have some. Mostly she is a big help to me when I'm not feeling well.
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Abbynormal
Member
08-04-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 2:32 am
1. No 2. Okay, ya'll will think I'm a mean mama but here goes. We also gave $1.00 per year of their life (starting at 5) until they turned 16 and got jobs. Because if you want a car you must work, we are not buying it for you. We either paid for the car or ins whichever was cheaper for us and they had to pay the other. When each child turned 14 they had to set down with me each week and pay bills. I made them do this for 1 year. I wanted them to see how much we had and where it went. I taught them how to budget and they knew when I said we were broke that I wasn't whistling Dixie. I checked this out with their school counselor first because I thought it might burden a child but she thought it was an excellent idea. Both older sons are great with their money now. Youngest just turned 14 so I haven't started with him yet, it's gonna be hell. He'll be trying to run my life within a month. This is where it gets bad. I also made my children pay me for things. When we went to a restaurant they could order whatever they wanted but if they didn't eat it all I would make them pay a percentage for wasting. I once made oldest son pay for toilet paper when I saw him use half a roll to pick up a dead spider. I mean please. I hate waste more than anything. So I was mean, but it turned out really well for the other two, the third one I'm still working on. He's a good saver though.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 5:12 am
That is a great idea Abby. I think I am going to try that. My 14 year old thinks I am an endless supply of moeny and he doesnt get that I have to pay bills.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:05 am
Good morning and TGIF!! Hope you all enjoy the weekend. Here are the results of: 1. Did you get an allowance, and if so, how much?
Yes (amounts varied) | 20 | No | 25 | Sometimes | 5 | Don't remember | 1 | 2. Do you/Did you give your children an allowance, and if so, how much?
Yes (amounts varied) | 11 | No | 14 | Sometimes | 4 | No kids/Kids not old enough yet | 22 | Today's question is: Have you ever, in person, seen the inside of a jail cell? My answer is Not yet, no. 
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:08 am
I refuse to answer on the grounds it may incriminate me.
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:13 am
nope
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:20 am
yes, but only for a visit though a police station. (that's my story and I am sticking to it)
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:22 am
no
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:26 am
Yes, on a field trip in second grade.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:28 am
Yep
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:30 am
no
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Adven
Member
02-06-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:35 am
I'll say. Probably close to 100 times. Do I win anything?
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:46 am
nope
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:49 am
During an elementary school field trip
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:51 am
not yet
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:52 am
Yes
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 6:58 am
That's a great idea AbbyN, I think I'm gonna start doing that too. The boys think the letters A T M are on my forhead. No
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 7:03 am
No
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 7:04 am
yes, and no i've never been arrested!
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 7:06 am
No
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 7:10 am
Yes!
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 7:14 am
yes, i work for the gov't, have served on jury duty, and toured new facilities before they were occupied. but, i have never been arrested.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:24 am
No (That must have been some second grade field trip Julie! )
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:35 am
Yes, I have a good friend who is a police officer and he showed my kids and I the police station one day.
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