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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't make my kids pay for any of their three meals a day.   I feel it's my job as a parent to provide food, you know.   ;)

If they go out with friends to a movie or to Starbucks or something, that's on them.   My kids also get allowances.   They pay for things like cute clothes, apple downloads (music/games/movies), gifts for others, larger purchases like the iphone you mentioned.

I'd definitely pay for bigger school events like prom.   I pay for musical instruments.  I pay for sports gear. If my kid wants something better than my budget, then s/he can contribute more to get the better item.

My kids have had allowances since age 10.  Not tied to chores.  They all do chores.   The money is to help them earn to manage it in smaller amounts.  Plan ahead, save, and all that.  [/quote]

Me again.  OP, I feel like all that eating out when DH is traveling is a waste of money, too, (and maybe not very healthy) but it could also fall under the time-management category.  And we all do pick and choose what's easier to pay for than to spend time on.

However, looking at the long game here, make sure your step son knows how to cook, how to plan healthy meals, and all that.  My mom did a lot of stuff for me too, until I left the house.  I became a very frugal and self-sufficient person when that happened.  Out of necessity.   but I was lucky she and my dad taught me how.  So even though I didn't do that much stuff at home, I knew how to do it when I had to do it for myself.   If your step son knows how to cook and plan meals, when he is in a money crunch or out on his own, he can plan ahead on what's important to him and what's not.[/quote]

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