Name change as quite identifying!
4 kids- 17, 15, 13 and 13.
They get £15, £13, £11 and £11 per week each.
They've been paid pocket money for a few years. This is to pay for cinema, food out, buses, snacks etc (not school transport/food/toiletries/haircuts), basically weekend/holiday stuff that they chose to do with friends. Clothes-wise, we give them a budget and if they want to go above that, they pay.
The only job each child HAS to do is the dishwasher one day a week each. More often than not we have to ask/remind them 3-4 times and there's ALWAYS dirty dishes on the side waiting for the job to be done.
They do bring washing down/do their beds/empty bins/feed animals and unpack shopping when asked but generally after a delay or a moan about it being someone else's turn.
Talking to other parents, our kids seem to do very little for quite a lot of money. However, we need to consider that we don't give them money for anything and when they've spent it, they've spent it. It's gone.
We are looking to change the system. So they get paid per job (and learn the value of grafting and help us more) and obviously they think this is the WORST idea EVER! 🤣
How does pocket money work in your house?
Do you pay per job? If so what jobs and how much?
Is there a cut off age?
Do you pay less pocket money but pay for extras?
Are we too late to change our system or is there a better way?
There's a lot of opinions in our house!
(The 17yo has a job but hours are sporadic. We have paid for all driving lessons and insurance as presents and extra cost).
Thanks in advance!