I have cousins that are 'very well to do' . My cousin wants to give her 14 year old son a £500 a month as an allowance.
I told her of a close friend who would give a few hundred to their child and he is now 19 and in a mental asylum because of marijuana abuse (since he was 15). So I was very emotional about it all and adamant that it was too much money and he would never learn a good working or money ethic.
I told her that it is far too much and he could get into all sorts of trouble (i.e., drugs etc) if he had lots of money. She says its normal to give teenagers that much and that her son was saying his friends get £1000 a month (I think this is bs) and she doesn't want him to feel left out or different from his friends. They live in North London, private schools - so they are really 'rat race' , keeping up with the jones' type people.
My eldest is only 11 and we give him £10 a month just to teach him the ethics of saving. I have also told ds that when he is 15 he is expected to get a part-time job. I feel strongly that you need to teach a child a work ethic.
I know there is no such thing as normal, but how much is reasonable to give a teenager as an allowance. Was I being unreasonable to be so adamant and to warn her?
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lakeseamountain · 10/02/2016 16:41
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