What’s a reasonable allowance for a 17 year old senior? Assume they can’t work until this summer (sport and school and

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volunteer work).

How much a month or week?

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I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

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Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

Wow. That is way more than I give my college student who also can’t work due to sports and school and who doesn’t have access to a car.

I give my college student $50 a week and no uber allowance. She is required to pay for everything on that - activities, sports dinners, clothes, etc. (She doesn’t have to pay for sporting equipment or clothes or shoes because sponsors pay for that).

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Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

Why would you pay for alcohol for a 17 year old? Why would you pay for anything illegal or detrimental to their health?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

Wow. That is way more than I give my college student who also can’t work due to sports and school and who doesn’t have access to a car.

I give my college student $50 a week and no uber allowance. She is required to pay for everything on that - activities, sports dinners, clothes, etc. (She doesn’t have to pay for sporting equipment or clothes or shoes because sponsors pay for that).

Do you want a cookie?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

Why would you pay for alcohol for a 17 year old? Why would you pay for anything illegal or detrimental to their health?

I don’t.

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Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

That’s insane

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No allowance. He should have saved money from the other two summers he was eligible to work to use during school year.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

That’s insane

1 golf game is $100 and tickets to a concert or sport event with his girlfriend and dinner is $200. That’s 1 date a month.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

That’s insane

1 golf game is $100 and tickets to a concert or sport event with his girlfriend and dinner is $200. That’s 1 date a month.

Hanging out at your house is free. Or he can get a job and pay for his dates

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

That’s insane

1 golf game is $100 and tickets to a concert or sport event with his girlfriend and dinner is $200. That’s 1 date a month.

Hanging out at your house is free. Or he can get a job and pay for his dates

You’d rather my kid hang in our basement with his girlfriend than take her on a proper date at least once a month. Or catch a capitals game once a month with his friends? No wonder young men are such a mess now a days.

You think he should give up golfing?

You think he should quit coaching kids and being a special Olympics unified partner to “get a job”?

The whole question was for kids who can’t work right now due to school/sports/volunteering. It wasn’t for slackers hanging in moms basement.

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We do $150 per month but she doesn’t pay for gas or car insurance. Doesn’t have time for a job during the year and wasn’t able to find one last summer that was willing to work around her sport schedule. She did some babysitting and dog walking but couldn’t find enough to have it be sufficient for the school year.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

That’s insane

1 golf game is $100 and tickets to a concert or sport event with his girlfriend and dinner is $200. That’s 1 date a month.

Playing basketball at the local park or in someone’s driveway is free. Kicking around a soccer ball is free. There are a thousand different ways your son could take his girlfriend on dates that cost less than $50 that would show effort and actual thought.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.

That’s insane

1 golf game is $100 and tickets to a concert or sport event with his girlfriend and dinner is $200. That’s 1 date a month.

Hanging out at your house is free. Or he can get a job and pay for his dates

You’d rather my kid hang in our basement with his girlfriend than take her on a proper date at least once a month. Or catch a capitals game once a month with his friends? No wonder young men are such a mess now a days.

You think he should give up golfing?

You think he should quit coaching kids and being a special Olympics unified partner to “get a job”?

The whole question was for kids who can’t work right now due to school/sports/volunteering. It wasn’t for slackers hanging in moms basement.

NP, I think many parents don't spend $500 a month on golf and dates for themselves, and many young people in or just out of college would be unwise to spend what little they make that quickly, so I'm not sure it's setting a kid up well. Unless you are sure he'll never be low on funds.

I would go $20/week, personally.