Do your kids get an allowance?

When my kids were at home, I tried the allowance program. For some reason it really didn't work for us as a family. As teens, (my kids were almost five years apart), I would just give them money as needed and as I saw fit. My daughter always held a job, from the time she was 15 so she usually had her own spending money. But I'd give her extra from time to time. I was lucky they both weren't teens at once. It's harder now, I think, with the cost of things, I couldn't imagine having to dole out for three teens activities and wants. Bless you...I'd go back to the allowance routine if I were you, and let them budget how they want to spend their money.

I just started a few weeks ago giving an allowance. My daughter is 10; she made a list of what her chores should be for the week. I was pretty impressed; she even put things on there that I would not have thought of. When I asked her how much she should get a week-- $3 : ) lol I said let’s start at $5 (her list is long). This has worked for the last 2 weeks. I still give her money for extra things when needed. We went to the drive-in last weekend and I paid her and her friends way in and bought the snacks and stuff-- I told her to keep her money for the items she wishes to purchase- sunglasses, purses, new clothes (above and beyond what I buy). She is saving her money up for the newest Heeleys. So yes I do give an allowance- I give extra when she does extra- Last weekend we raked the flower gardens and dusted and cleaned the whole upstairs—She got $10 for the week instead of $5. When we spring clean she will get more- She doesn’t ask for it- but she deserves it!