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How often do you give your DC Robux?

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purplespink · 17/05/2025 08:20

Gave DD a £20 Robux card for one of her birthday presents a few weeks ago. She already knew what she wanted to buy so spent it immediately- I didn’t mind as she had already planned what to get and it was the first time I gave her some. I did warn her before spending that she won’t get any more until Christmas. She’s been begging me to consider getting her some in the summer holidays and says that her friends get them frequently. To be fair, she has shown me some of the add ons her school friends have and they definitely do get them, although impossible to say how regularly. Imo I think I’m probably not wanting to give her them more regularly as you’re not ‘getting’ anything for your money and I know she’ll spend it quickly. Then again, she’d rather have the Robux than actual money to spend in a shop. We also aren’t going away anywhere in the summer as I’m due a baby a few days before the holidays start, so I feel that maybe I should get her some for the summer?

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Itcantbetrue · 17/05/2025 08:24

How old?
We have dd now 12 gift cards for bday and Xmas and wouid give small amounts as pocket monkey

Gardenbumblebee · 17/05/2025 08:30

When they earn it! I have a list on my phone with different jobs such as hoovering = £1, washing up = 50p, dusting = 50p. If they ask for Robux then they can pick what jobs they want until the my make it up to the amount they need. It works for us as my dc are quite lazy when it comes to chores so will only do it when its something they really want. It might work out more expensive if you have enterprising dc.

purplespink · 17/05/2025 08:55

@Itcantbetrue8.

@Gardenbumblebeeshe is quite lazy but would definitely be incentivised by this and probably want to do 20 chores in a day to get it that day!

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dontforgetme · 17/05/2025 08:56

They usually spend their pocket money on robux or vbucks and I do buy them some during school holidays for the days I am working.

cliffdiver · 17/05/2025 09:07

Max twice a year.

I also showed them - clip of Kerry from This Country saying something along the lines of, “I used to love playing this online game and basically pissed £200 up the wall.”

Said that would be them regretting spending money on Robux in a couple of years Grin

Itcantbetrue · 17/05/2025 10:00

@cliffdiver my older dc probably "pissed" "that same amount on plastic tat that broke instantly on magazines

Mynewnameis · 17/05/2025 10:01

Not often but they get pocket money they can choose to spend on it and can earn extra doing jobs.
They ask less often now they realise it's instead of other things they want

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