Im 13 Is 5 dollars reasonable to wash dishes?

Question

I wash dishes everyday at my house for 5 dollars a day is that reasonable?

Answer 1

yes its more than reasonable. Id say your getting a good deal.

Answer 2

It sounds like too much to me. However, try to watch the time and figure out how long it takes you, if it is different each day then add up the whole week and devide it by 7 to give you an average. Then divide that number into 5 (5 dollars) and that will tell you how much you make per hour. For instance if you spend 1 hour a day and you are paid $5 then you make $5 and hour then you can decide if you are worth that or less or more. Keep in mind a lot of adults make less than $6 an hour. I hope this helps you decide.

Answer 3

lol I wish I got payed to wash dishes. Yah 5 dollars is reasonable to wash dishes, but for a 13 year old maybe a couple dollars more like 7 or 8 dollars.

Answer 4

I wish someone would pay me to do dishes. I only have to wash the silverware, my hubby washes the rest because I hate doing dishes.

I don't think kids should get paid for doing chores like dishes, garbage, setting and clearing the table, and anything to do with their room like picking up and making the bed. I never did, they are just general chores you should be doing anyway to help out. Your parents pay for your food, clothes, shelter and usually entertainment. The least kids can do is to help out around the house and not expect to be paid for every little thing they do when it should be second nature.

Answer 5

I did chores at home for years, and didn't get paid by my parents: dishes, yardwork, helping my dad with home and auto repairs, and other stuff. I got an allowance (I don't remember how much, it was 40 years ago.) But I did not get paid for chores.

I think children should do chores at home, according to their abilities and age. And they should get a small, regular spending allowance.

The two concepts are separate - you should not 'earn' money from your parents doing chores. You live in their house, they feed, clothe, put a roof over your head, educate, take care of your healthcare, to name just a few responsibilities of parenting.

The *least* you can do is to pitch in and do a regular set of chores - without getting paid. (And I really hope you do *not* get paid for your school grades. If you do, I need a serious talk with your parents.....)

If you want extra money beyond your allowance, then you should talk with your parents about a part-time job. Baby sitting, a newspaper route, cutting neighbor's lawns, washing cars, etc.

Answer 6

I think you are seriously overpaid.

...and that this serious overpayment is corrupting your character. If this were not true, you would not even be thinking the question you asked, let alone asking it in a public forum.

Helping to clean and maintain the home that shelters you, that your family provides for you, that you help to soil, where you are fed, where you dirty the dishes, from which you ate the food that someone else shops for, prepares, and offers to you to keep you alive is all part of what should be your contribution toward your family and home.

You should be looking for ways to make your family stronger and to build your own character. Seeking to "profit" and fill your own pocket at the expense of your family is not making you a better person, nor is it a way to make your family that is the strength that supports you, stronger. In fact, what you are doing weakens your family, and makes you less worthy.

Tell your family that you will contribute toward caring for your family as part of being a responsible human and a member of the family. Any money they give you should be a separate issue, a share of the household money to give you practice in handling managing and saving money in small quantities, to begin preparing you for the time when you have your own income and expenses. It is not income if you are only taking it from your parents. Income is money brought into the home from sources outside the home, due to your own labor. Think IN come, money that comes into the home. Not money switching from a parents pocket to a child's pocket under the same roof.

Answer 7

Holy CRAP KID!!! Ya ever hear of pulling your own weight around the house? Chores never hurt anyone. You should be kissing your parent's feet for giving you money for something you should be doing for free anyway! What the heck is this world coming too?!!

I'd say $5 a day for doing the dishes is pretty darn good kid. Now, shut up and finish your chores!

Answer 8

Are you kidding!!! It is more than reasonable.
I had to wash dishes everyday and never got paid with money. But I was furnished with a roof over my head clothes to wear, food to eat, and lots of love.

Answer 9

It's more than reasonable. Would you wash the dishes if you weren't paid to do them? I never paid my kids to do chores. They lived in the home their food,clothing etc was all taken care of I figure them doing chores was sorta a little repayment for those things

Answer 10

My son has to do the dishes and mow the grass and a few other things. In exchange he gets regular meals and a roof over his head.

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Answer 11

Consider what minimum wage is and consider how much time it takes you to wash the dishes. I bet you're making more than minimum wage!

I'd say $5 is more than fair.