Charging kids board

As soon as my sprogs are old enough to understand the value of money, I'll be making them contribute in some way (helping around the house at first of course).

I feel if it hadn't been that way for me, the big wide world would have smacked me right in the face when I did move out. As it was, I was ready. Thanks Mum!
 
TFC said:
As soon as my sprogs are old enough to understand the value of money, I'll be making them contribute in some way (helping around the house at first of course).

I feel if it hadn't been that way for me, the big wide world would have smacked me right in the face when I did move out. As it was, I was ready. Thanks Mum!
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Yep, this is the best way mate.

I am not saying this is true for everyone but the one girl who I’ve worked with, over the last 5 years, that I know was born with a silver spoon, who’s dad never made her do chores and gave her a hefty allowance, he still does and she’s 26! She’s the laziest and most useless person we’ve ever had in our team.

When I told her I paid board from 15/16 and had to do chores from a younger age, she actually laughed. At her home they have a cleaner who even does washing and ironing in their rooms.

They are minted but even so, he should have made her learn how tough life is.
 
For the past few years I have essentially moved back in at my parents home (sort of, in a granny flat on the property that we built for my grandad before he passed) and have been paying £400 a month. It's probably well below the free market value as that includes bills, internet etc, but my parents pretty much wanted me to be making some money to get my own place. (which I've now done) The situation suited us both as they wanted a lodger who they knew, I wanted a cheap place to rent for a few years while I got a deposit together.

There's a balance and I guess it depends on both your financial situations.
 
My take is whilst our child, which will be a bloody long time off anyway (which we chose to bring into this World) is in Education I am more than happy to pay for them, they will be expected to do chores etc though, if they get a part time job on top of trying to better themselves then good luck, they can keep every penny, if they are working then I will see them as being an Adult and they can start paying their own way, most likely I'd charge 20% but stick 10% of it away that they won't know about. I'm in a position where luckily I do without certain things and pay the child benefit into a premium bonds account which they can have on their 18th as well. At the end of the day I remember how shit it was being an apprentice and spending half my wages on fueling my bloody moped every week just to go to work, used to envy all my mates who could afford to go out drinking in pubs and I don't want my kids to end up like that.
 
If you want to prepare him for 'the real world' then tell him he needs to give you approx. 20% of his monthly income for the roof over his head including utilities. Should also be saving 10% of his wages (At least...) if living at home - certainly one thing lockdown has highlighted is how little savings people have if/when sh!t hits the fan...

If he whinges, tell him to sod off, move out and try renting a flat and see how much money he has left for the month... ;-)
 
Ban-jani said:
Yep, this is the best way mate.

I am not saying this is true for everyone but the one girl who I’ve worked with, over the last 5 years, that I know was born with a silver spoon, who’s dad never made her do chores and gave her a hefty allowance, he still does and she’s 26! She’s the laziest and most useless person we’ve ever had in our team.

When I told her I paid board from 15/16 and had to do chores from a younger age, she actually laughed. At her home they have a cleaner who even does washing and ironing in their rooms.

They are minted but even so, he should have made her learn how tough life is.
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Got her number? Does she like FOC's?
 
Color me naive - seems to me that the son-in-law is having trouble making ends meet.

Unless you can't stand him, help him out as best you can within reason.
 
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