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2007-07-10 07:13:09 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
shoot no, whoever it is should be grateful that they are even getting the pocket change. if they live there they should pitch in for nothing! how about, you help out with this chore and you can have dinner tonight, do it again and I'll put your clothes in the wash with everyone else that is helping. and if you continue to help I'll give you back your TV! we shouldn't have to pay!!! it takes away the good feeling of helping them out by giving them the pocket change!♥
2007-07-10 12:50:05 · answer #1 · answered by gone fishing! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Forget the pocket money, it is not mean to expect SOME help with household chores, PERIOD. If you are a parent giving your children packet money, making them earn it is a great way to begin teaching them about money.
Personal Finance seems like the right category for this question to me.
2007-07-10 15:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you're the parent, and you're talking about giving your child an allowance, then yes, the child should perform a reasonable amount of household chores to earn that pocket money.
Draw up a list of ALL the household chores, including everything you do, and then assign chores based on what EVERY member of the household is capable of doing.
2007-07-10 14:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hello Jamino,
Let me preface this by saying that I am assuming your a Parent?
What your describing is esentially an Allowance, and the requirement of Assistance with Some Household Chores is not unreasonable, nor is it mean.
It would help teach responsibility, and sets a standard by which your child learns that there is nothing in this world that is free. If you want something then you have to earn it, a lesson that would cause a rude awakening the 1st time your child got a job outside of your home, and his employer with held some or all of his pay due to a lack of effort on his/her part.
It also helps set the work ethic that most employers demand today.
I hope this helps...
Best of Day's!
Robert
2007-07-10 14:30:18 · answer #4 · answered by rcrines 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Actually
I like to separate allowance, from Chores. Chores are an expected part of being a functioning part of a household.
And Allowance is about your having the money you need to learn about money, buy things you like, and experience a small part of being grown up. It is a privilege not a right to get allowance.
I like to keep them separate, so they don't think they are working in their own house to get money!
That said if they are not helping, or slaking off in other departments, then their privilege of allowance will be effected!
My two cents,
P.S. I don't get paid to clean so why should they :)
2007-07-10 18:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by Delighted 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kids have it easy now , when I was young I had to , keep my room tidy , walk the dog , clean the car , do the washing up and help around the house .
If I did this I got my pocket money , apart from this I did a job in a news paper shop
2007-07-10 19:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by Stephen A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It is a proper expectation. Even as little children my dad would pay us for certain chores. It teaches responsibility. It makes a point that money is gained from working and every thing has a monetary cost and a cost of "how much are you willing to work for it".
2007-07-10 14:24:18 · answer #7 · answered by XaXa30 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no i was broght up like this my job every satuday was to wash 4 flights of stairs for which i got 12 and a half pence in todays money it taught me the value of money i have brought 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters up on the same idea it works for me i am a male by the way and can do any job my wife can do with her permission of course lol
2007-07-10 15:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by capcave2002 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No its not mean but it does depend on the age of your children and what you are expecting them to do. i think children learn that money does not grow on trees and can and should be earnt. maybe negotiate with them and see if you can agree on an amount per chore. if it gets done then you pay up!
2007-07-10 14:28:53 · answer #9 · answered by gizzy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, if my two want pocket money then they have to earn it the same way i had to. It gives them a sense of responsibility and teaches them that if they really want something then they are going to have to work for it instead of sitting on their backside expecting something for nothing.
2007-07-10 14:26:06 · answer #10 · answered by BigRig 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋