Who does this money belong to ?

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You give a child (9) £10 for spending money on school trip.
Child spends £6.

Who does the £4 belong to?

The parent or the child?

Child.

I would say the child.

The child

Child.

Child

Oooh I'd say parent!

Child

Child.

I would have always given my parents the change!!

It depends. Pre trip did the parent say bring me the change? Otherwise it’s the kids

Great life lesson in saving money for something nice rather than frivolities perhaps?
Odd lesson if you take it back... as they'd benefit more by being a spendaholic

I'd rather them bring it home and spend it on something good than overpriced shit from some crappy gift shop.

To me it depends where it comes from...
From ds's money box I would put the change back. Or expect them to.
From my purse in a hurry- an extra- I would expect the change.

Parent definitely!

Though I’d probably let dc keep it for cheek and front!

Child unless you specified you wanted change.

Child is probably being frugal knowing they'll come home £4 up - otherwise they would have rinsed the £10. IME anyway

Child

unless explicitly told “here is £10 spending money, I expect amy change back...”

Definitely child, otherwise you're teaching them to spend everything or lose it. Bad life lesson!

Child.

Someone I know would double whatever they brought home as a disincentive to blow it all on tat.

The child--- unless, the £10 was amount specified for spends on the trip and the parents went out of their way to provide it and really need the change to provide for the family. In that case, the money should be given over, on the basis it will be paid back on another day, as a reward for the child's financial prudence.

Child, unless you said bring back change

Child

Child

My dad would have said the parent. He always asked where his change was if he gave us money to buy something.
I would let DS keep it though

The child.

Child. Otherwise you're encouraging them to go for broke!