How much pocket money?

GotTheTshirt

I've two boys 11 and 14. Don't really have a set amount but always sort the eldest lad out if he's heading to town with his mates for 20 quid which he's happy with, younger lad hasn't really a need for a weekly allowance so just allow him things he asks for which really is very little tbh.

Is weekly pocket money still a thing? How do you approach it based on age etc?

MilesMorales1

Base the giving of it on behaviour and ****, 25 in the upper range, 10 in the lower range. Maybe encourage them to save a fiver a week as well.

punisher5112

Three fiddy

CINCLANTFLT

You do know this is AH... You'll be told to set them up as drug dealers or asked if they want to be pimps... actually, now that I mention it...

Sham.no2

Never really got a weekly allowance, but always got a nice few quid when I used to head into cork with the lads on the bus every few months which I think worked out better, was able to splurge then! Was never left with empty pockets if I was heading anywhere either, having said that I worked on the family farm nearly every day from the age of about 7 and always helped out around home.

Kids shouldn't be given cash to spend on what they want if they don't do a tap at home IMO!

yerwanthere123

When looking for helpful responses I, too, find that After Hours is my first port of call.

FizzleSticks

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CINCLANTFLT

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

When looking for helpful responses I, too, find that After Hours is my first port of call.

I do agree... I'm just annoyed as three fiddy is a great answer and it didn't come from me!!!

TerrorFirmer

My parents made up a huge list of households chores, and set rates for each one once I was about 12. Hoover the house, dust the house, clean the kitchen presses, clean the garage, mow the lawn, etc - even hanging out the washing netted 50p. It all added up, I was happy to do the chores, they were happy to pay me. It was a great system and if I'm blessed with kids in the future that's exactly what I'll do as well. Make an effort - always plenty of money for whatever I wanted to do until I was old enough to get my own job at about 14.

CINCLANTFLT

Some people like breathing in the gaseous emissions of strangers. 9 times out of 10 it's a woman closing the window and a man opening it.

MilesMorales1

CINCLANTFLT wrote: »

Some people like breathing in the gaseous emissions of strangers. 9 times out of 10 it's a woman closing the window and a man opening it.

How does this relate to a child's pocket money?

corner of hells

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

My parents made up a huge list of households chores, and set rates for each one once I was about 12. Hoover the house, dust the house, clean the kitchen presses, clean the garage, mow the lawn, etc - even hanging out the washing netted 50p. It all added up, I was happy to do the chores, they were happy to pay me. It was a great system and if I'm blessed with kids in the future that's exactly what I'll do as well. Make an effort - always plenty of money for whatever I wanted to do until I was old enough to get my own job at about 14.

All before the school day started too.

Grayson

Think what he needs to buy and give accordingly. I'd be lucky to get 2 quid when I was their age.

CINCLANTFLT

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

How does this relate to a child's pocket money?

AH?

suicide_circus

I got a clip round the ear and was glad to get it

uch

GotTheTshirt wrote: »

I've two boys 11 and 14. Don't really have a set amount but always sort the eldest lad out if he's heading to town with his mates for 20 quid which he's happy with, younger lad hasn't really a need for a weekly allowance so just allow him things he asks for which really is very little tbh.

Is weekly pocket money still a thing? How do you approach it based on age etc?

You're lucky, I've 24 & 19 year old chizzlers and they are still sponging, well the 24 year old isn't so bad now, but 20ers don't go far, it's 30 or 40 if it's going

uch

uch wrote: »

You're lucky, I've 24 & 19 year old chizzlers and they are still sponging, well the 24 year old isn't so bad now, but 20ers don't go far, it's 30 or 40 if it's going

Actually just looking, the way I phrased that you'd think I had 43 1 year old chizzlers, super jizzer uch

jamesbere

Shoot them.

To be honest I'm not great with kids

Irish Guitarist

I used to get £2 a week. I would then go to the record shop and buy a 7" single.

I think that's what kids still do nowadays.

corner of hells

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I used to get £2 a week. I would then go to the record shop and buy a 7" single.

I think that's what kids still do nowadays.

Did you get a burger or anything else with the single ?

uch

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I used to get £2 a week. I would then go to the record shop and buy a 7" single.

I think that's what kids still do nowadays.

Ya durty bitch, getting a 7 incher at your age !!

Mint Sauce

Grayson wrote: »

Think what he needs to buy and give accordingly. I'd be lucky to get 2 quid when I was their age.

Thats all I got anyway as an 11 or 12 year old.