Good amount for allowance??

Question

I have a 12 yr old boy and it has been years since I got an allowance and I have no idea what is an ideal amount to give our boy for allowance. He does lots of chorse but some of the chorse my husband gives him are hard labour so alot of the time he will just pay him a certin amount. but my question is for his everyday chorse...like doing the dishes and taking out the garbage. What would be fair amount in this day and age.
thank you

Answer 1

I say $15 a week and maybe 3 or 4 dollars extra if it is hard labour.

Answer 2

In my house chores are an obligatory thing I have to do as a part of living and being cared for. I'm 15, but my mom gives me 5 dollars a week to save and spend. When I've done something extra hard or get to go out once in awhile and need a couple more dollars, she'll let me have some on the grounds that i have been respectful and obviously, a good kid, the whole week. It works.

Answer 3

If the two dad and mom are no longer working suitable now, there is not any reason to sense obligated to furnish an allowance. this is a tough time now and unemployment isn't consumer-friendly. while the two dad and mom locate paintings lower back, set up a well-liked chore sheet. She has to start up off on the backside point and then can earn as much as she needs each week in step with what she's prepared to do. She has to flow so as- this is a great thank you to teach accountability! Grades all a's: $2 each week keeps room sparkling: $2 each week Does dishes a minimum of 3x:$3 each week Sweeps kitchen flooring:$3 each week Vacuums lounge and eating room:$5 each week Launders all of the towels $10 each week Mows the backyard:$15 each week

Answer 4

A dollar a chore (or a dollar a day) and that will add up.

Example #1: 5 chores a day x 7 days (1 week) = $35 dollars per week

or

Example #2: 1 dollar per day x 7 days = $7 dollars per week

It just depends on your budget. I personally never had an allowance when I grew up. My family all had chores and we all pitched in. It was just something that was expected. If we wanted extra money to spend, we saved up birthday money or collected cans to recycle for cash or got babysitting jobs. Anyway, I do think it is great that you want to teach your son the value of a dollar and honest work ethics. Good luck.

Answer 5

When I was younger, I didn't recieve an allowance, nor do I now from my parents. However, every once in a while when I ask for something small, my mom or dad will buy it for me because I am not constantly asking for money. I think that instead of giving him money every week, you should take him maybe once every two weeks or so and pick out a video game or toy to get in recognition of him doing chores. I've noticed through friends that once parents start giving them money, as they get older, they just keep on asking for more and more money. It is kids like these who take longer to understand that their parents will not always be there to give them money when they grow up. Good luck in deciding what to do though!

Answer 6

I don't think, personally, that allowances should be linked to chores. I think kids should do chores because they are part of the household and they need to contribute and help get things done. I think the point of giving kids an allowance is to help them learn how to budget their money. They can be given a small amount of money to use for whatever they choose and their parents should pay for the rest of their expenses. Some people do think the money should be tied to doing chores but, I think in that case the allowance should be substantially higher. I give my two 11 yr olds $5 a week and they can do whatever they want with it. I know some kids who get about twice that much and they are required to save some of it and to use some of it as donations. I like those ideas as well but, it's just not how we handle it in my family. I think allowance needs to also be dependent on how much things cost where you live and what you expect the kid to pay for with their own mnoey, and what they typically will spend it on. If they just want to buy candy with it it's different than if they are expected to pay for their own tickets to the movies or buy their friends birthday presents with it. It also may matter how much allowance their friends are getting. That's not a big factor to consider but, it is reasonable to assume that they will want to be on par with their friends as far as how much money they can spend. I think the money should also reflect the amount of time the child is expected to spend doing chores. I don't think allowance should be in the place of hiring cheap labor. If your child is doing let's say an hour of difficult work every week, you should pay them close to the market rate for that work. Don't expect your kid to mow the lawn and do all the dishes and clean the windows for $2.00 an hour.

Answer 7

We had a chart that was written out.
do the dishes three nights...2 dollars (or what ever amount)
take out the garbage every night...3 dollars (or what ever)
feed the dog 4 nights...2 dollars

at the end of the month, count up the amount of dog feedings, say 24, so thats thwelve dollars a month for that. etc.

Answer 8

I cannot believe these people who say $15.00 to $35.00 a week. What if you have more than one kid??
I agree with paying him a set amount for the hard labor jobs, other than that I would say $5.00 to $10.00 a week. You don't want to set one so high that if hard times come along you have to stop the allowance. It should be for helping out not what he could earn doing it somewhere else.

Answer 9

I say 10 or 15 a week. If he does hard labor I would pay him for that certain job.

Answer 10

a few years back, my mom gave me $7/week. $1 per day for doing things I should be doing anyway. Then for mowing the lawn, etc...it was another few bucks here and there for other extra stuff.