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[quote=Anonymous]I'm in agreement with the allowance/set spending money idea. This is what we do with our kids. You can set it up to automatically pay a certain amount weekly/monthly into a bank account for each child that has a debit card. That's it. That's their money and they are in charge of it. Make a list of things you will pay for (school supplies, basic clothes/shoes, whatever) and he is on the hook for the rest of what he wants to spend/do. Kid #2 may have more discretionary income if he works for it. Kid #1 can choose to ramp down his activity if having spending $ is more important to him, but he can be in charge of that choice. As for lunch, put the kids in charge of making their own lunches (by high school they should be doing this) and then don't worry about it anymore. I recommend the book "How to Raise an Adult" by Julie Lythcott-Haims to everyone. I think you would find it a helpful perspective.[/quote]
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