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Allowances
Ty - I also don't pay Vietbabe to do chores. But....if you aren't paying for chores, it's hard to come up with a basis for an "allowance". Because they aren't shopping for their food, clothes, etc. and not going out without you for pizza with friends so they don't need the allowance. What I did was this: Vietbabe collects coins around the house and the car (prime pickins there!) and puts them in a Mason jar kept on the top of the frig. The other day, we went to a supermarket that had one of those "Coinstars" and I lifted her and she dumped the coins in and it tells you how much $$ you dumped in ($96 for one Mason Jar-full!). The machine lets you put some of the money towards charity and gives you a cash receipt for the rest. Then, I gave her a basket and told her she could buy one drink, a movie/vhs or 2 and a sweet (cupcake). She struggled over which drink flavor and which video to buy but it was good for her. Then, she went through the check-out line by herself.
I think the decisions/prioritizing is what you are also after, no? You could also sponsor a child and have your's contribute part of his/her "allowance" towards it.
(PS-I pocketed all but $20 that was left over after Vietbabe used the $96 cash receipt. Hey, Coinstar took an 8% share. Mom's gotta get her take too.)
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