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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is happening with the Christmas/birthday loophole here? Why is Christmas/birthday okay but not a random Tuesday?[/quote]

We don't celebrate "random Tuesday" but if you do, go for it.  We do celebrate taco Tuesday occasionally.[/quote]

But the economics are the same. I just don’t get why having your parents buy you things is some sort of moral hazard but it’s okay if they keep it to two times a year. Is the overall budget the same either way? So why not just give them the budget? At the point where Christmas and Birthdays are just a layaway system I no longer get the point. [/quote]

Because there is a fundamental difference between getting gifts on special occasions vs being handed an unearned chunk of money on a weekly or monthly basis. My kids have to do chores to earn an allowance, so are not entitled and have a good sense of work needed to generate income. That is in addition to the beneficial budgeting skills.[/quote]

Different poster, but my house is communist. Kids do chores because they are part of the household. Kids receive  income because they are part of the household. They are not connected. Failure to do chores results in loss of freedom and privileges but not lost wages. Some day my kids will live with roommates who won’t pay them an allowance and they will still need to do chores. [/quote]

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