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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of y’all’s children are going to have very hard first year working a real job and juggling house, car, kids, food, health.., unless you’re going to extend their allowance until they are 50?[/quote]

If my DC graduates from college and doesn't have a job that allows them $200 a month in spending money, then something has gone very, very wrong.  And I doubt it will be because they had an allowance in college.  [/quote]
NP If my DC entered college and doesn't have enough saved up for $200/month in spending money, or cannot work 5 hours/a week at a campus job to earn said spending money, and instead must rely on mommy to fund their Uber Eats and nights out with friends...something went very, very wrong. [/quote]

If my DC went to college without merit scholarship and was doing a major that did not get them a high paying job right out of college...something went very wrong.  Oh, and yes, they will have the monetary legup from us.[b] I would rather they did an internship over a summer job. [/b][/quote]
wow, if your kid is in a major that leads to high paying jobs after college (so assuming tech, business, etc.) and can't find a handsomely paid summer internship in that field...indeed something went very very wrong. my engineering major is making $25/hour this summer...and this is at a small company...the "coveted" internships at big tech companies, banks, etc. pay much more than that[/quote]

Sure, they get money from internship but why should they be spending that? They can put it in their retirement savings, and continue using our money. We are not hurting for money and it is a reward to them for doing well. Once they are firmly on a career path and earning good amount of money, they can start paying. [/quote]

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