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[quote=Anonymous]I'm just interested in general opinions, as this is mainly theoretical for me at this point. I have a 17 yo stepson and a 9 year old daughter. I manage our finances, including transferring money to DSS, so I'm aware of everything he gets money for. There are a few areas where I'm surprised by the decision my husband made, so I'm curious where other people fall. For context, DSS gets a weekly allowance, has a summer job, and gets essentially unlimited data for his phone. (He's never abused this). He's currently saving for an iphone 7, to give a sense of where his savings level is at.

Anyhow, he's going to prom this year. The tickets are $70. DH agreed to not only pay for his ticket and dinner, but also his date's ticket and meal. I find this kid of weird. The second issue is meals. We, obviously, provide all meals and food for DSS. DH still makes his lunch every day, as he enjoys it and puts together a really great, healthy lunch. However, when DH is out of town, DSS buys lunch and DH reimburses him for it. Our daughter makes her own lunch when DH is away. This week, DH had to go out of town for an extended period of time during a period of time I had to work late as well, and he gave DSS money to essentially have every meal out or take-out for three days.

It's not like I argued these points. But, if it were just asked to me de novo, I think I'd say we could sponsor prom as a gift to DSS, but if he's taking a girl, either she/ her parents pay or he pays for her. She's not my date!
With lunches, I think he should make a lunch at home or use his own money if he wants to buy take-out. For an extended trip, I could definitely see spotting him for a dinner, again, just as a treat. But, again, seems like his allowance is there for regular meals out. Otherwise, he never has to make budgetary choices while he's saving money.

Anyhow, I'm curious what people think.[/quote]

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