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From: plw@drutx.UUCP (KerrPL)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: re: survey of allowance practices
Message-ID: <1048@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Sep-84 13:42:20 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  6 13:42:20 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Sep-84 12:05:20 EDT
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My daughter and I have a earned allowance. She wasn't paid just
for her to have money, she was paid by the amount of work she
did. For example
Bedroom
   pick-up = .25
   clean (dusting and waxing) = .50

Frontroom
   pick-up = .35
   clean = .60

Laundry
   folding clothes (all week) = 1.00
etc...
These are daily chores, paid by the daily amount. She was able to 
earn up to $3.00 a week. Now, we are in the process to raise her
money. She is getting of age where she wants to have more buying
power. Her money goes to the extra things she wants (jewelry, sweaters
that she wants but don't really need (She owns 10 sweaters), the OTHER
pair of shoes that are wanted but not needed). My husband and I get all
that is needed at the beginning of the school year, and she buys what "All
of the rest of the kids" are wearing. It gives her an idea of buying power
and makes things easier on us. We haven't been able to set and
agree and her "wages", but she would like to have a total of
$5.00. 

To agree on how much each chore is worth, is to first agree how
much a week they ought to earn. This way, the child and the
parent agrees on the final week allowance. Then do a break-down
on their chores and agree to the individual price. When some
event is coming up, the child has a way to earn extra money
doing the chores to earn the money he/she wants.

		Patty Kerr
		AT&TIS drutx!plw