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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It was NOT tied to chores. [b]You do chores because you live here and you're part of the family and you love your family and want to make their lives easier and their environment nicer to live in.[/b] [/quote]

I agree passionately with the bolded.  I do not pay you, son, to rinse the dishes you just use or carry out the garbage that you threw out.

DS, 12, gets $17.50 a week.  He's inclined to save it and periodically purchase one pricey thing.  But he always has a few hundred in savings.  [/quote]

This!

Do not pay your children for doing chores.  Every member of the family must contribute. It is an important part of growing up and becoming independent and responsible adults.
When the kids are little, it is hard for them to contribute, of course. So that is when we had a cleaning service. We actually cancelled it several years ago, because we wanted kids to learn how to take care of the household.

Children don't get any allowance (girls - 10 and 12), but they do run small errands (e.g. walk to a local grocery store to buy a gallon of milk) and I often let them keep the change. It adds up. I might start giving them small allowance, because they occasionally like to walk to a clothing store (no brand) by themselves to buy clothes. Nothing expensive. I usually give them $20. This happens about once a month. [/quote]

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