6 year old asking to make money

[Anonymous]

Out of nowhere today my 6 year old announced he wants to work every day to make money.

We haven't done any allowance or anything with him yet. I want to come up with a list of chores he can do daily that are above and beyond the normal stuff.

I'd also like to add other one-off items on the list like raking leaves.

Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

Match and fold all socks for whole family and put in drawers/baskets.

[Anonymous]

go through all of the pens, pencils, and markers in the house -- throw out pens/markers that are dead, sharpen broken/dull pencils

[Anonymous]

Is he handy around the kitchen? When DD was about 8, taught her how to make cappuccinos, and we’d oay her $2 to make them for us. On the weekends, when turn our kitchen into her diner and charge us for breakfast or lunch if we were feeling too lazy to make something ourselves. Pancakes, muffins, fried eggs, sandwiches. You could probably show a 6 yo how to make toast and coffee.

[Anonymous]

I paid my son to pick up the dog poop from the back yard. He made $5 in 10 minutes, which isn't bad money! I just didn't want to go outside

Now he does it as part of his daily chores (except on rainy days when it is just nasty work; DH does it) and we upped his weekly allowance for the gross factor.

[Anonymous]

Rake leaves

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he handy around the kitchen? When DD was about 8, taught her how to make cappuccinos, and we’d oay her $2 to make them for us. On the weekends, when turn our kitchen into her diner and charge us for breakfast or lunch if we were feeling too lazy to make something ourselves. Pancakes, muffins, fried eggs, sandwiches. You could probably show a 6 yo how to make toast and coffee.

He actually is pretty handy in the kitchen and loves to cook. I love the idea of paying him to cook dinner for us. Maybe I'll try that this weekend with grilled cheese and tomato soup.

[Anonymous]

Pay him for letting you sleep in

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he handy around the kitchen? When DD was about 8, taught her how to make cappuccinos, and we’d oay her $2 to make them for us. On the weekends, when turn our kitchen into her diner and charge us for breakfast or lunch if we were feeling too lazy to make something ourselves. Pancakes, muffins, fried eggs, sandwiches. You could probably show a 6 yo how to make toast and coffee.

He actually is pretty handy in the kitchen and loves to cook. I love the idea of paying him to cook dinner for us. Maybe I'll try that this weekend with grilled cheese and tomato soup.

I love this so much.

[Anonymous]

I pay my 7 year old son to keep my 3 year old busy in our basement for an hour while I do chores while our infant naps. He gets a dollar an hour which he eventually blows at Target.

[Anonymous]

These are some of chores listed for making money that we recently gave our 7yo:

-sort the mail
-dry Swifter the living room floor
-wipe all the light switches, remotes, railings, devices down with discenfectant wipes twice a week
-take the dog for a walk with mom or dad
-put all all the dog's toys away before bed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are some of chores listed for making money that we recently gave our 7yo:

-sort the mail
-dry Swifter the living room floor
-wipe all the light switches, remotes, railings, devices down with discenfectant wipes twice a week
-take the dog for a walk with mom or dad
-put all all the dog's toys away before bed

Thanks. Just curious, what is your going rate for these items?

[Anonymous]

Between .50 or $1 mostly. I pay $2 for wiping the door knobs, devices and light switches down, but she has to do every single one in the house. I also pay $2 for walking the dog with a parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Match and fold all socks for whole family and put in drawers/baskets.

My kids have been doing this since around that age. I pay per matched pair.

[Anonymous]

In addition to some of the above, I pay for extra piano practice and extra math worksheets.

My oldest started learning to play the piano after he saw the money his little brother was making practicing