Mel (& Paul) Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I used to get £1 a week from when I was about 11 it went up to £2 a week when I was about 13 and once I started a Saturday job at the local supermarket I didn't get anything:evil: For that I had to do the dishes every night and fetch my dads newspapers from the shop which I carried on doing (apart from the newspaper on a saturday as I was at work) when I started the Saturday job I was robbed I am 34 now and emotionally scarred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I expect my two to do some chores without being paid - that's just part of being a family I think. So they have to tidy their rooms and make their beds each day, and also do things like lay the table, help load the dishwasher and put clean washing away. They are 6 and 3 and very good at all these things now. My 3 year old just loves sorting and putting away washing. Give her a huge pile of socks to sort and pair and she thinks she's in heaven My son, who is 6, gets £1 a week pocket money to spend on whatever he wants, or to save. We'll start the same thing with the 3 year old when she starts school. At the moment he is a bit book mad, and saves up for a Tintin book, which takes him about 6 weeks. The past year or so though, he's spent most of his pocket money on anything to do with Action Man. Cookie. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I used to get sixpence a week - and wasn't allowed to spend it on sweets You wonder why I'm such a chocoholic now You lucky girl! I got 3d a week, again not allowed to spend it on chocolate, but I did manage to save enough to be able to swap all the 3d coin for a 10shilling note Those were the days Re pocket money - can't remember how much we gave ours at that age, but when they were 13 they got given an allowance to cover everything including all their clothes except school and sports clothes - that seemed to work very well, especially with daughter who would otherwise have bankrupted us at Top Shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 My 8 year old gets £10 a month which he earns all the usual ways - keeping his room clean, doing his homework, clearing dishes, helping with the chooks. He also gets a 'performance related bonus' straight into his untouchable bank account on production of good school reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 He also gets a 'performance related bonus' straight into his untouchable bank account on production of good school reports. LOL!! Just love the idea of a Performance Related Bonus for children Cookie. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amythefoxslayer! Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I wish I got that! I got all level 7's in my mock sats but apparently I'm supposed to do well for me, not for money When I was little I used to get 50p a week then £1 a week. When I was older me my brother and sister all started getting as many £'s a month, for the years we were old, so like when I was 13 I got £13 a month. This month I've just started getting an allowance of £10 a week for non essential clothes and going out with my friends, it's much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 £10 a week That's more than I have in my purse for a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I wish I got that! I got all level 7's in my mock sats but apparently I'm supposed to do well for me, not for money We've never rewarded our little darlings (the kids rather than the hens ) for achievement - although they have had effusive praise for lots of 1's in the effort bit of their reports. They do still talk to us, so it can't have blighted our relationship completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 We're just in the process of starting pocket money, think I should have started sooner as my oldest is 13 , but they do have chores to do anyway, and then extras for a fee at the end of the week, ie mopping the kitchen floor or cleaning the bathroom and sorting socks into pairs. Our oldest has announced that he wants to go on the school skiing trip next year, so have asked him to contribute at least 1/4 of the cost. and he still wants to go! (might ask around perhaps his friends have to pay 1/2!!) Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazaddress Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 pocket money???? I had to earn mine! 10p for washing the car 10p a week if i kept my room tidy 10p a week for feeding the bantoms 5p for mowing the lawn that was neary 20 years ago.. but it taught me that nothings for free.. and if i wanted money i had to earn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
