What do your teens pay for?

[Anonymous]

E.g. clothes, sports, activities with friends

[Anonymous]

Right now my 15-year-old is expected to pay for the following things:

Apple Music subscription
Meals with friends
Starbucks type drinks
Items of clothing that are not deemed essential by me
Accessories or anything that I do not wish to pay for, for example, she wanted a second skateboard and bought it herself

We reevaluate every year but this is where things are right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right now my 15-year-old is expected to pay for the following things:

Apple Music subscription
Meals with friends
Starbucks type drinks
Items of clothing that are not deemed essential by me
Accessories or anything that I do not wish to pay for, for example, she wanted a second skateboard and bought it herself

We reevaluate every year but this is where things are right now.

Where does she get her money from?

[Anonymous]

Gifts for friends and family, plus $30 per month towards phone.

[Anonymous]

Gifts for family. Makeup and jewelry.
CDs/Vinyls. Room decor.

[Anonymous]

Little fun things for themselves. But most often we pay for everything.

[Anonymous]

Food if they go alone vs eating at home
Unnecessary clothes and shoes
Candy
Presents for friends
Movies/rentals

[Anonymous]

College.

[Anonymous]

13 year old--
Gifts for family
Snacks and food when out with friends
Kpop stuff--posters, CDs (??)
Shoes beyond the basic ones I'll cover
Monthly subscriptions beyond what I cover

She gets an allowance for a set list of chores, weeds and cuts the grass for extra cash, waters people's plants when out of town. She can't wait to get a real job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right now my 15-year-old is expected to pay for the following things:

Apple Music subscription
Meals with friends
Starbucks type drinks
Items of clothing that are not deemed essential by me
Accessories or anything that I do not wish to pay for, for example, she wanted a second skateboard and bought it herself

We reevaluate every year but this is where things are right now.

Where does she get her money from?

She worked as an online tutor for a 5th grader throughout Covid remote schooling. She tutors other children on her instrument. She gets $10/week allowance from us. Also birthday and holiday gifts.

[Anonymous]

We pay for everything but they don’t ask for much. We pay for the Apple subscription because I don’t want them getting music on Youtube. We have to beg them to buy clothes. We pay for their Kindle books which gets pricey but it’s better than screentime. They each get $13 and $15 a week into their accounts but it just accumulates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College.

Through loans?

[Anonymous]

Nothing.

They have a budget.

They are expected to do well in school, do 2 sports, coach a special olympics team in the winter, do their laundry, trash, empty dishwasher. They are camp counselors 2-4 weeks a summer.

I was the kid that had to pay for everything which meant I did nothing but drink beer with friends. I had a job but clothes, school supplies, and saving git college was a lot. I know my teens drink but they also go to Nats games, golf, fish, kayak, rock climb, go to concerts, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College.

Through loans?

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Little fun things for themselves. But most often we pay for everything.

About the same here. Sometimes if I think I’ve bought a lot of clothes and they should be set, they will buy something else. Or if it can’t be worn to school, I’ll make them pay for the item.