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Pocket money

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  • 03-07-2011 8:23pm
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    Justask
    Registered Users Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭


    How much do you give your child, if you do give them pocket money?

    If you dont give them some, why?

    What did you get as a chiild?

    * I was chatting to a few kids today and told them that when I was a kid (in their eyes was a million years ago :() I used to get Sunday money, which was 50p till I was 12 and then it went up to £1....They found this hilarious lol

    :)


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    Ayla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Ayla


    Never got it as a child, and never going to give it to my children. If they want money they can earn it.

    By the time I was 14 I was working outside of the home and earning my own money. Family rule was half of whatever we earned had to go into a bank account, then we could use the other half for whatever we wanted. Sounds good to me.


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    deisemum
    Registered Users Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭deisemum


    With my lads 50% of it is earned by doing tasks and the other 50% of it depends on their attitude plus they also get phone credit. They get €10 per week at the moment but sometimes they get more if there's something happening.


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    Craven99
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭Craven99


    I have 2 boys - 6 and 7 year olds. Their pocket money is €2 a week right now. It is earned by them doing little jobs around the house and their attitude as well (no excessive cheekiness etc). Generally they get to spend a euro at the end of the week buying a pack of sweets of a pack of football cards and the other euro goes into their piggy bank that we raid before summer holidays.
    Its only really such a small amount right now to get them used to the idea of earning some money, getting a reward and saving.


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    cynder
    Registered Users Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭cynder


    my kids dont get any as such, however my lady does go horse riding and call credit here and there, and the boys get their sweets. depending on attitude/behaviour.

    Up to the age of 14 i got around 2 pound a week. I started work at 14 and half of what i earned had to go to my mom and dad, for food/rent/electric and i had to buy all my own clothes n stuff aswell. Some weeks i could earn 70 pound but could earn up to 140 pound.


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    RoryMurphyJnr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭RoryMurphyJnr


    Don't get it they earn it.
    Or for example need phone credit well that hoovering the car etc.

    Even the little lad (4yr) tidies up after himself for 50p


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