Our solution for B11
by xChicagoIrish (2018-10-16 10:48:41)

In reply to: Seeking ideas on allowances for kids, aged 11 and 9  posted by Giggity_Giggity

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We give him $5 a week. He saves it up to buy basketball cards or other things he wants. If he's going somewhere with a friend, we cover his entertainment costs.

We also use an app called Homey for his household responsibilities and to track his allowance. We setup daily and weekly responsibilities in the app. He's responsible for checking off his chores in the app (it makes him snap a pic for us to approve or reject if we choose). At the end of the week we can see the percentage of his chores that he successfully completed. We adjust his allowance accordingly. We can add money to his "wallet" on the app and clear it when we give him the cash. It helps to keep track since we aren't always great at remembering to give him the cash each week.

If there is something outside of his normal responsibilities, we can add it to the app set a $ amount for it. If he completes it, we pay him for it. If there is something he really wants but can't afford, he'll look for work on the list and go do it.

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