How much do you give your pre-teen? My nearly 12 year old gets £10 on the first of the month to last the month.
With that she can buy what she likes.
I know it's not much but I pay for clothes, cinema trips, toiletries etc. so all she has to buy out of that is whatever takes her fancy.
If she's going shopping with a friend I give her £10 on top.
Trouble is, it's not teaching her to budget. She is like me - if she has the money in her purse she'll spend it. I give her £3 a day for school dinners, but I have to give it daily as she hates having £15 in her purse in case she overspends.
What would you do?
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CeliaFate · 13/06/2012 09:01
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