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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that your teens need part-time jobs. My parents barely made ends meet growing up, and my sister and I were expected to pay for everything ourselves except basic clothes and shoes by the time we were 16. It is very common.[/quote]

My parents were UMC and we stopped getting allowances at 13. We were told to figure out a way to earn money if we wanted anything other than the basics.
They went way too far. I had to pay for all my AP tests, SAT, college app fees. They would have laughed in my face if I asked for homecoming money. 
Teens can definitely contribute somehow.[/quote]

Not OP but how do people know that the teens aren't contributing. Let's assume they are and it's still not enough.[/quote]
OP here. I should have added that they do have babysitting and little side jobs at 13 and 15, but we haven’t had luck with 15yo finding an “actual” job since everyone wants to hire older kids, it seems, and the jobs that will hire at 15, are fully staffed! They do have their own cash for things like going out with friends, buying “wants”, etc. [/quote]

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