DS is 18.
He works 28 hours a week at a gym, and is a retained firefighter.
He pays his own phonebill & car insurance/petrol, but this still leaves him with around £600 disposable income every month. We've talked about him contributing to household, and he agreed (we didn't specify a figure!) but I've been talking to friends with teens & popular opinion seems to be against me! Most people have commented it is 'old fashioned' or that it's mean if we don't 'need' the money..
DH has suggested we set an amount & then put it away for DS to have in future, but if we are doing that, maybe it would it be better to just encourage him to manage his own saving?
What does the MN jury think?
(ps: would prefer not to be flamed, as this is first ever AIBU )
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To ask DS to contribute 'rent'?
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herladyship · 08/01/2013 18:03
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