pocket money poll for 14yr olds.........((well, and 12yr olds too please:):)))

[Psychomum5]

have a thread in chat going on, mainly trying to work out if my DD1 (14) is right when she says.....

""Everyone gets mooooooooooooooooooooooore than me"

P5 do not get green and blacks all over that lap top, in the box will you now, as you are out of polish to clean it off

DS1 and DS2 (13 and 12) both get £20 in cash (minus deductions for bad behaviour!) and £20 paid into their bank accounts each month.

Out of that they pay me for the magazine subscriptions which I pay on their behalf.

Then the rest they can do what they like with.

DS1 is a computer addict, so he tends to buy songs from Itunes, online games, etc.. Actually at the moment he's saving to build a computer of his own, and has made a partial start, so there is now more incentive for him to continue saving.

DS2 is heavily into Warhammer so most of his money goes on models, paints, brushes, etc.

I must admit I'm glad they spend their money on constructive things (well, most of DS1's choices are constructive except the online games).

And they both know that once it's gone that's it until next month.

I buy their clothes, school trips, etc.... but they have to take money with them on trips if they want to buy anything while they are there.

I do make them do jobs around the house to get them used to the fact the money doesn't come without effort, but that part of the whole affair is proving somewhat difficult at the moment.

My DS is 12 (13 in August) and gets £20pm. We top up his phone, but £15 lasts him approx 2 Terms as he is not into Texting thankfully

We do however pay for his swimming club, diving & guitar lessons.

He doesn't spend his money - has over £100 in his box! WHen it builds up he puts some in the bank & occassionally gets himself something big (He bought his ipod, then posh earphone etc)

DD is 17 & still gets £40pm, but she uses that as cash and her part time wages go straight into her Bank.