tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157219456577679232.post3630121462736829220..comments2023-10-14T05:22:33.027-05:00Comments on grass stains: How we 'do' allowanceKatherine @ Grass Stainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01258123193553569060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157219456577679232.post-35104136825538355452012-04-05T13:15:37.964-05:002012-04-05T13:15:37.964-05:00We have some chores that we do just because we ar...We have some chores that we do just because we are part of a family - helping prepare a meal, cleaning up after a meal, helping bring in groceries. There are other chores - sweeping, taking out recycling/trash/compost, helping with the laundry - that our children earn money for doing. They are jobs that one of the adults could do, and sometimes we still end up doing them if no one is interested in earning any money!<br />We have a chore chart now that the kids are older, and we try to pay on Saturday evenings so their money for giving is already set aside on Sunday morning. (Before the days of the chore chart, we kept some change nearby and paid as they completed the chore.) <br />Our children divide the money they earn into envelopes - 10% give, 50% save, 40% spend. It can take quite a while to earn money doing chores for a quarter, but we have also added 50-cents chores as they have gotten older. Also, we assign a "set" of chores - such as take out the recycling and then take the bins to the curb - to earn a little more without it seeming like one. big. chore. to our youngest. And - if they are interested in doing a really big job, such as helping wash the car, that can pay big bucks!RLRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186598026843397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157219456577679232.post-71985355106367556702012-04-05T10:18:43.862-05:002012-04-05T10:18:43.862-05:00My mom always gave us a penny a day - extra pennie...My mom always gave us a penny a day - extra pennies for doing extra things. We could trade in our pennies once a month (or sooner, if we prefer, or had the option) and 4 pennies equaled one dollar. We thought it was so cool to go to the "bank" and fill out our slips to trade our money. Looking back, it taught me a lot, I can't wait to use the same thing for my kids. :) You know.... in 100 years! LolShelby Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711756901223632864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157219456577679232.post-75195887761050835482012-04-05T07:17:31.791-05:002012-04-05T07:17:31.791-05:00Good post! So, just curious, do you help them, and...Good post! So, just curious, do you help them, and if so how, in deciding how to spend/save? And another biggie, is one son a saver and one a spender? How do you handle the two? Bein' nosey :)))CCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294814764758194764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157219456577679232.post-13397846626200650042012-04-05T06:57:16.013-05:002012-04-05T06:57:16.013-05:00We obviously don't do allowance yet, but we wi...We obviously don't do allowance yet, but we will do it similar to you (weekly regardless) but I want to make sure they split it: 10% tithing/charity, 10% spending, 80% saving.Laura and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347111440313656693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157219456577679232.post-89798241984450951152012-04-05T06:18:02.205-05:002012-04-05T06:18:02.205-05:00We don't do allowance here. My kids are expec...We don't do allowance here. My kids are expected to help around the house, because we are part of a family. If there is something they want/need or want to do, within reason, they are given money for it. I have tried chore charts in the past, they just never work for me!! I think my problem is that I'm a SAHM, so it's just easier for me to just do what needs to be done around here!momof4inNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855498442309121155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157219456577679232.post-66475569802179890412012-04-05T05:52:55.938-05:002012-04-05T05:52:55.938-05:00It was done in my house like you do it. My sister ...It was done in my house like you do it. My sister and I each got an allowance each week, regardless of if we had done our chores. We also didn't have concrete chores it was seen as doing our part in a family! I think I got .75 cents a week starting in K and it got upped each year.Tamar SBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917555264723740413noreply@blogger.com