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Wapland
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08-01-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wapland a private message Print Post    
1. no allowance growing up, chores were an expected part of living in our family home, I began babysitting at 11 so I always had money when it became important to have money.

2. no allowance for those growing up in our house, chores are an expected part of living in our family home, boys have always had a paper route job or worked in the family business so they have money when they need it.

Fondly
Wappy

Kady
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07-30-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kady a private message Print Post    
1. i started getting an allowance in jr. high but i don't remember how much. by my senior year i was getting $25 a week.

2. my son is 14 and doesn't get an allowance. i just give him money when he needs it.

Shadoe
Member

11-04-2004

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shadoe a private message Print Post    
1. No. I had to say what I wanted money for and it would then be decided if I should have that item.

2. Yes. Eeyore already explained the setup. I wanted her to understand the value of money and actually think about it all. From a very young age, she was told what I earned and what all the bills were. Because I never got any allowance, I still have no clue to this day how to properly budget my money. Maybe I should get Eeyore to teach me now!

Froggiegirl621
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02-14-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Froggiegirl621 a private message Print Post    
1. I did, if all my chores were completed. I think it was $10 a week.

2. No kids yet.


Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
1. schoomarm you sound so familiar yet i hate to think that your dime was worth much more than mine was given the difference in years :-) I started with a dime too in 1980 and then went up to a quarter and 50 cents then a dollar, and then maybe 5 bucks by 1990....never for chores -

2. if i had kids, they would be well compensated with today's inflation's rates (at the very least start them with a quarter)

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Yes, 50 cents a week thru Jr high, after that we did extra chores for extra cash, or earned money doing small jobs for neighbors. (dog walking, house cleaning, lawn mowing, car washing, etc)

Regular chores at home were expected and not tied to allowance.

No kids.

Terolyn
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05-06-2004

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Terolyn a private message Print Post    
no
no

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i got 25 cents a week until i was 12 and then nothing. we babysat for parents' friends for 25 cents and hour and others for 50 cents an hour. being catholics and hanging out with other catholic families, that pretty much meant i got 25 cents an hour for 5 or 6 kids. i would babysit from friday night to sunday night and get about 10 bucks for the entire weekend!

my kids did not get an allowance but were allowed to spend 1/2 of any birthday or christmas money they got, with the rest going to the bank.

Lyn
Member

08-07-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lyn a private message Print Post    
I got .35/wk - eventually making it up to $1 at 10. After I started babysitting at 12 my allowance stopped but I still had to do the same chores.

My kids didn't get allowances but did get pocket money and specials every once in a while. (Movies, amusement parks, scholastic book orders and fun days.) And they did chores

Escapee
Member

06-15-2004

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Birthday money for us we kept fully. It was a gift to us, we got to use it accordingly. However, we were too poor for allowances, but Gramma would give us "weekend" money which was usually $10 to get something to eat or go to a show.

When DD is old enough, she will have things she is expected to do, such as clean up after herself. For this she will not recieve and compensation, as that isn't the way real life is. However, for extra things she does, chores etc. that she is assigned, she will be compensated so she learns working and the worth of a dollar when you aren't just "given" it.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. Nope, we never got a real allowance, but if our chores were done and homework kept up (we spent several hours a day alone and were expected to do these things without being told) we'd get money when we needed it.

2. Kids do get a little allowance once every two weeks ($7 for Kota, $9 for Caleb, he's expected to do more because he's older and gets paid for it.) They have chores that are directly related to their chores, chores aren't done they don't get any allowance, and they have chores that have nothing to do with allowance that they have to do because it's part of being a family. Because they're still kind of young, we don't really expect them to save up their money for special events (like bowling last week) so we'll give them a little money to buy a treat or whatever. They do save up their money if they want something big, like Caleb's video games, and he's much better at that part than Dakota is.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
1. Did you get an allowance, and if so, how much?
Yes, but it was never consistent. I might have gotten a few dollars for a week's worth of work. I had a lot of chores which were always required, whether or not I got paid!

2. Do you/Did you give your children an allowance, and if so, how much?
Yes, I pay for the chore. She is paid extra for things not on the normal chore list. I don't pay for those things expected to be done on a regular basis.

Clutterfree
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10-24-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Clutterfree a private message Print Post    
1. No allowance.
2. No kids (except my cat, and she prefers catnip and treats).

Grannyg
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05-28-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grannyg a private message Print Post    
no
no

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Yes but it was never consistant. My folks didn't really have the money to give us an allowance every week or on a regular basis.

I'm not sure, yet. When they get older we'll cross that bridge.

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 4:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jbean a private message Print Post    
1. no
2. no kids (macy and lola don't care about money, lol)


Knightpatti
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12-06-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Knightpatti a private message Print Post    
1. no allowance. I am one of 6 kids and we were expecting to do chores as part of the family.

2. yes. the amount depended on their ages and their needs.

Wink
Member

10-06-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
1. No
2. No

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
1. Yes. We started with 30 cents a week in grade school but the three dimes went into little three drawer boxes and those sat on my mom's dresser. One dime was for Sunday School offering, one dime was for savings (a stamp for our savings bond book) and one was for spending.

Later it was a bit more, like $5 in HS but that had to cover entertainment, lunches if we bought at school, film for cameras, church donation, eta and we had to do a budget for the YEAR with a spreadsheet!

And to be honest had either of us continued to do the spreadsheets we could have gotten a larger allowance as long as we did the budget and covered those expenses, but he had paper routes and then restaurant jobs and I had babysitting, so neither of us upped the ante.

Dad also paid for grades, but, HP, we had to pay HIM for a C, except in P.E. or Gym class.

2. No kids.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Yes
Yes 5.00 wk if chores are done and he decided years ago that he wanted it put in his money market acct. He is very proud of his acct and loves watching it grow....it has been a great way to teach him about money/saving/interest rates , etc

Twiggyish
Member

08-14-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
That's great Pamy!! (taking notes for good idea)

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Sea, I think you and I might be the only two who remember buying the stamps for savings bonds! One of my sister's still has all of her $25.00 bonds (we paid $18.75 for them). She is probably loaded right now, since she is 50 years old.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
1. Yes, but I can't remember how much. I think it was for good grades & not chores.

2. I give my son all of my change out of my purse every week. We put it into a savings account for him. He has chores to do around the house & he's good about doing them but he knows he will get my change either way. He's almost 9 years old and is saving for his first car!

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
1. I got a small, unrestricted allowance for awhile. Details are fuzzy. Then I started working when I was in high school and earning my own money.

2. I have no kids. My sister just started giving her oldest son an allowance. He's 8.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 6:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
1.a. yes
1.b. started at the age of 7 at $.50 a week for taking out the trash and helping on the weekend. all the way up till i was 15 with my first job at Macy's as a gift wrapper at Christmas time.

2. we used to have a job chart with a pay amount per job. you don't work, you don't get paid. this changed after my dad started sending her $100/month and she used that money to pay for her week at science camp in catalina a couple of years ago, and for her recent driving school and lessons.