1) What is their age?

2) What chores (if any) do you make them do to earn the allowance?

3) How much is the allowance and how often (weekly/monthly)?

Alexis is 4, Patrick 2.

They do basic chores- Alexis LOVES to clean and they take turns "vaccumming" and Alexis will help with the dishes and put her clothes away (we are working on that one with Patrick as well) and put their shoes up and stuff like that.

No, we don't give them an allowance that they know of. When they get their monthly disability payments, 50.00 goes into EACH of their savings accounts and we try to keep it in there as long as possable. They also each have a huge piggy bank and we put all of the change in it and wait until it is filled and then go to that CoinStar machine at Winn Dixie (yeah, I know it takes out like .07/1.00....)

We aren't sure if we are going to give them an allowance when they get older, right now the way we have it seems to be working good and 50.00/mo. for each of them isn't too shabby (for us at least). Probably when/if Chris starts making more money or gets a decent raise, then we will raise it up a bit as long as we can keep it in there for a decent amount of time.

1) What is their age?

2) What chores (if any) do you make them do to earn the allowance?

3) How much is the allowance and how often (weekly/monthly)?
1) 13 and 15
2) they don't get an allowance per se, but they earn extra money for doing extra chores, and I take away money from the extra $ if they don't do the chores that they are supposed to do anyway. For instance, an extra chore is weedeating or mowing or giving the dog a bath (She HATES baths, but stands outside in the rain and doesn't want to come in--go figure!!), but everyday you live in my house, eat my food, and I let you live chores would be like taking out the trash, unloading the dishwasher, making a path in their rooms, etc.

3) Mowing is $20 a week (it's not that hard, we have a riding mower!!) weedeating is $30 a week (or every 2-3 weeks, they usually skip that form of money until I yell about it) Giving Honey a bath is $5, plus I pay for all of the needed stuff like clothes, shoes, make up, toiletries, but they use their own money for CD's and games.

Brian is 5, Christopher is 3. I have a "marble jar" system for them right now. I bought two different colors of decorative pebbles from Wal-Mart, and I keep them in a large jar. I have two smaller jars--one for each kid--that I let them decorate with stickers of their choosing. When they do something good, like put away their laundry, help load/unload the dishwasher, pick up the toys on the floor, vacuum, etc., they get a "rock" (as they call them). When they do something wrong (such as argue back instead of doing what they're told) they lose a rock.

At the end of each month, we count how many rocks are in their jar. The original idea was they'd get 10 cents per rock, but they weren't netting enough to afford even a small $5 action figure, so it's up to 20 cents a rock now. If that still isn't enough for a toy, they have to save their money for the next month; if it is enough, they get to buy a small toy.

I used to have a chore chart with stickers but they stopped caring. If it isn't motivating them to do the work, then it has to go. So that's why we started the marble ("rock") system. I saw it on one of those Nanny shows quite awhile ago now and tried it--it's worked really well. Although at the moment the 5-year-old has NONE as he's had quite the attitude lately and hasn't been very helpful. But he'll likely be unhappy at cash-in time at the end of the month, and hopefully that will make him behave much better next month (if he keeps up the trend of losing faster than he earns and winds up not getting any money).

I'm not a parent, but I've never gotten an allowance. Even when I was younger and did more "chores" I never got paid. Never got paid for my grades either.

I'm not a parent, but I've never gotten an allowance. Even when I was younger and did more "chores" I never got paid. Never got paid for my grades either.
Same for me.

Same for me.

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I'm not a parent, but I've never gotten an allowance. Even when I was younger and did more "chores" I never got paid. Never got paid for my grades either.

I got an allowance growing up and it was not tied to doing any sort of chores. It was nice, but I didn't really learn the value of money till I got a job and worked for it. It meant more. So I like the idea of rewarding the boys for helping out around the house with small amounts of money. I expect a certain amount of things to be done regardless--like clearing their dishes from the dinner table and putting their dirty clothes in the hamper--but things they do to help above and beyond that, I don't mind letting them accrue the "rocks" for it. Especially since they are always asking for toys I can't afford to buy them. I like telling them they can save up their money to buy it, if they want it that much.

I never got paid for grades, though, and I don't plan to ever do that. But I don't see a problem with having a nice dinner out to celebrate a good report card, or something similar. I want to reward the kids' accomplishments somehow...but I just don't like the idea of paying for each decent grade on a report card. I want them to be more internally motivated.

I think it's a good thing that I have many years before the kids get to that stage of life LOL. I have a lot to figure out by then. ;)

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Mow Lawn, Vacuum, wash dishes

once a week 20 dollares

I'm not a parent, but I've never gotten an allowance. Even when I was younger and did more "chores" I never got paid. Never got paid for my grades either.


Me neither. Once I turned 16 I HAD to get a job. used my paycheck money to take the city bus to work and buy my lunches and antying else I wanted. When my Mom left for WY when I was 18, she let me pay for the car she was "giving" me in installments 800.00 over a couple of months. (it was her car, she was taking the van to WY and I didn't have anything to drive. so, she "gave" it to me)

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I never got paid for grades, though, and I don't plan to ever do that. But I don't see a problem with having a nice dinner out to celebrate a good report card, or something similar. I want to reward the kids' accomplishments somehow...but I just don't like the idea of paying for each decent grade on a report card. I want them to be more internally motivated.

I think it's a good thing that I have many years before the kids get to that stage of life LOL. I have a lot to figure out by then. ;)

You'll figure out what works best for you--it will be fine--you know yourself and your kids best.

I reward the kids for extra accomplishments with Ice cream--you know--you stop at Sonic on the way home from an award ceremony or that sort of thing. I like sonic's green apple slush!! Plus they always seem to schedule them for dinner time, so we grab a burger or grilled cheese or something too.

My 7th grader will be inducted into the National Junior Honor society Thursday night--but there's a band concert immediately afterward (the induction is at 6--the concert starts at 7) so after the concert we'll go get ice cream. The two events are taking place at 2 different schools, so I hope that the induction ceremony doesn't go too long!!

I'm not a parent, but never got an allowance. If I needed money for something I would ask for it and they would decide. Usually it's pretty flexible in terms of going out with friends or something so it isn't an issue.

I've never got an allowance.

I work everyday (M-F) and pay for (1) gas (2) insurance (3) food (4) movies, games, etc.

I'm blessed that I don't have to pay to live here, ;)