how much is the right pocket money?

Question

how much is the right pocket money for a 14 year old boy, i give him 20 pounds a week and he is meant to buy his clothes and never does, he never washes up or does anything around the house, i have brought him clothes this week, someone said to me its too much, she gives her 12 year old son, 15 pounds a month and herself and her husband both have good jobs, my sons friend gets 100 pounds a week, another friend gets 40 pounds a week, i dont, have alot of money i am a single parent, worried about xmas presents. My older daughter say he gets too much, i do feel manipulated as he says his friends get so much.

Answer 1

i think the right pocket money is about £10-15 but they have got to earn it, help around the house
and its OK not to give them to much epically if your low on money, when my dad left i only got a couple of pounds a week, and they need to respect that you haven't got that money

Answer 2

Don't be fooled by how much his friends get. He needs to understand that you are a one parent family. That money doesn't grow on trees.

I would personally give him £10-£15 a week until he starts helping round the house. Then perhaps go back to £20. It's hard to reduce because he's already getting it.

If he wants a new top or something at the end of the month get him to put £10 towards it. That way that week he will be £10 down and appreciate the clothes a lot more.

Answer 3

My 14 year gets £2 per day for school and the odd £5 or £10 when I can be bothered at the weekend. This week she needs £20 to buy an outfit I will give her the money but she will have to do some house work to get it.

Answer 4

Hiya.If a 14 year old lad is given £20 a week to buy clothes and 'stuff', they will just spend it on 'stuff' You should buy clothes for him until he can be more responsible and only give him money if he does things around the house.I have a chores chart,which is a list of chores and the amount they will get for doing it.If they want the money,they have to help out! Honestly,it helps them out for later on in life and makes them appreciate money.As for the friend who gets a £100 a week,what a load of rubbish! My son says things like that all the time.Don't be pressured by what he says,do what you think is right! Good luck! :-)

Answer 5

I'm 17 and before I started uni i got £5 a week but i did nothing around the house - because I have a part time job. Maybe he could get a paper round or you could give him a certain amount of money for every chore he does. I always felt pressured by what my friends got, I always felt they had more than me, but Ive learnt the value of money which really helps now that I'm a student.

best of luck.

Answer 6

First of all, £100 a week your son's Friend gets, sorry m'dear, but that is absolute claptrap...that is £400 a month, one mortgage payment for some people-no right minded person would give a child/teen what amounts to a monthly mortgage payment! Secondly, traditionally, "pocket money" as we know it is generally what is in your pocket at that time-(it used to be the amount that was in my dads pocket ON A FRIDAY NIGHT)-Third, as so many posts to your question have said, children must earn any money they get from you-because you are in effect training them in financial matters,AND also training them in the skills they need to adapt for in the outside world.

Answer 7

I suppose 10 Pounds a week are more than enough. We dont have to see what others are doing. You may take an example that if others are jumping in the well you will not do so. SO better think your own mind and then decide keeping in view your expenses and income.

Answer 8

£20.00 per week is far too much. Even if his friends did get as much it doesn't mean that he has to or he will never learn the value of money. Pay him for jobs he does in the house during the week such as £1 for every time he washes the dishes or cleans his room or something. You have to be cruel to be kind or he will think he can live off you forever.

Answer 9

I day 15 pound a week, that is like 20 dollars I guess. so do it. nothing more then that unless he is going to college. If your single parent then your son will understand someday. just get him a part time job. I started my frist job at age 15 as a dishwasher.

Answer 10

My son at 15 gets 8 pounds a week, only if he does a share of house work. He has set jobs to do so we know where we're up to. He can earn extra by doing extra jobs. I buy his clothes and toiletries, .He has to save for bigger treats, ps2 games ect, and bigger things like the ps2 me and his dad pay half each to for christmas or birthday. I an only ever lenient on the housework thing if he has a lot of extra studying to do.Hope this helps, it seems to work for us, good luck!