Pocket money: weekly or monthly? (and do you link it to chores?)

[LaurenceMoneySavvyKids]

My DSs (4 and 7) earn their pocket money by doing jobs around the house, and I pay them monthly. The trouble is I'm not always great at sticking to the routine, and payday sometimes slips, which rather undermines the lesson I'm trying to teach!

I'm wondering whether to switch to weekly. It's more often, so it might be easier to remember and make the link between work and pay clearer, especially for my 4 year old. But monthly feels more like real life and makes them plan ahead.

What do you do? Weekly or monthly, chores or no chores, and how do you remember to actually pay up? Any systems or apps that keep you on track?

At that age weekly. Too long to wait for monthly.
Not linked to chores as doing chores is part of being a person living in this house. And at that age they are very limited in what they can do anyway. At older ages I'd pay for "out of the ordinary" jobs (i.e. ones that I might actually pay someone else to do)..

To help you remember I'd just tie it to a particular event - so something like after breakfast on Saturday.

Thanks, that’s actually exactly my system. I should have been clearer! Everyday stuff like tidying bedrooms and brushing teeth is just part of living here. They earn money for “above and beyond” jobs like helping wash the car or mow the lawn.
And tying payday to an event is a great tip. I think that’s my real problem rather than monthly itself!
I’ve deliberately gone monthly because it matches when I get paid. The boys know I go to work to earn money and have to wait for payday, so I like that their money works the same way. It also means they build up enough to feel like real money, £5 or £10 rather than 50p here and there, which makes saving up for something feel possible.
So maybe the answer is to stay monthly but make payday a fixed event, like the first Saturday of the month at breakfast. Has anyone else stuck with monthly for little ones? Did they cope with the wait, or is a month just too long at 4?

Also, how much do people think is a reasonable amount per week or month at different ages?

£5 a month until age 11
At 11, £2 a week
At 12, £3 a week
At 13, £4 a week
At 14, £5 a week.
Not linked to chores, you do those anyway. Any more encourages them to spend too much. Any purchases, including presents for friends, are thoughtful. I pay for mobile phones. A brick for Year 7, a smartphone for Year 9.

They get a £5 bonus for the Summer, plus €5 bonus for any holiday abroad.

Thanks @workworkworknofun, really helpful to see it laid out by age. I like the holiday bonus idea, especially in euros so they get a feel for spending another currency! We're in a similar ballpark for now. I'm going to try the "first Saturday of the month at breakfast" payday and see how DS2 copes with the wait. Will report back!

Monthly, not linked to chores, just expect them to chip in without being paid for it!

Age in pounds per month (but my eldest is only 7 so aware this may need rethinking once she’s older).

Not linked to standard chores but extra for additional, less frequent, chores - like helping wash the car, for example.

Definitely weekly, a month is a long time to a child.