Pocket money - What household tasks do you get your small DC to do?

[rubyhorse]

Having just had a little holiday money and lost a few teeth, my DD (6) is really starting to enjoy managing money of her own, so it looks like it's time for her to get a little allowance. So, two questions

1. How much pocket money does a 6yo get? (how long is a piece of string? :))

1. What small household tasks do you get your DC to do to "earn" it?

Thanks!

I don't have a 6 yo but my plan is to never tie pocket money with chores. Pocket money is just a given. Chores a child does because they are part of a family and families do things to help each other.

So no reward for chores, but punishment for not doing chores.

And pocket money no matter what.

I have ds 7 and he gets £2 per week. This isn't linked to chores he just gets is. If he does lots of chores or is really good etc he might get an extra 50p (only if he does things without being asked).

He recently saved for months because he wanted an axolotl, so he saved enough for tank, the animal, food etc. He know has to pay for the food out of his £2 per week, which he does.

Since we started the pocket money thing he has really got into saving and is currently saving 'just in case'. We gauge how much he really wnats something by if he is willing to part with his money and not just spend ours, 99% of the time he refuses to spend his own money so he just goes without!

I'm the same as Tee.

I have given money for chores that are infrequent such as washing and vacuuming the car but everyday stuff isn't tied to money. They do chores because its part of living in a family that everybody chips in. They get pocket money because its near to impossible to live in society without a little money.

My 6yo gets 60p a week but some of his friends get up to £1 a week

Fair points. So what chores do you expect your children to do? Mine don't do anything at the moment and that has to change.

My nearly 6y old gets £1.20 per week.

No money for jobs - he just does them.

He will set the table, get mats out and cutlery.

He will dust with a feather duster 'cos it's more fun!' and hoover which he enjoys doing too.

Now my 8y old ds is another feckinglazyblighter story.......

oh my ds loves using the 'ostrich' (feather duster!)

He is responsible for his own areas, his playroom and his bedroom. If they get messy he has o tidy them or it is just left. He makes his bed and keeps his bedroom how he likes it! He also walks the dogs with me without moaning
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He doesn't really have set jobs but will get involved in the cleaning of the house.

In all fairness though he has alot of health needs, some that make sequencing difficult and he is very clumsy, so loading the dishwasher is really an option. He also lacks initiative and self motivation.

Dd start getting pocket money at about 6 and I've always done 10p for every year of her life ie:dd is 9 so 9x10p =90p.

Dd has jobs she has to do but she can get extra pocket money if she help out beyond what's expected of her. For example we have just repainted our bathroom and dd was very helpful. Dd spent at least 2hrs helping so I gave her a few £'s. Granny paid dd £1 to wash her car.

Yep, 10p per year of life here too, we will double it though if DS (7) manages to save £5 (usually a combo of pocket money, teeth and old people giving him 50p). Not linked to chores, as others have said that's just what you do when you live in a family. He takes care of own room- makes bed, puts washing away etc, lays and clears table, also lurrves the feather duster and takes the recycling out.