Kids paying for their keep

[stesrg]

My daughter will be starting Work soon and we have asked her for a meer sum of £10.00 per week for her board, she has gone :yikes:balistic about paying this ammount,
any suggestions on how much is an acceptable ammount, bearing in mind she will come out with £70.00 a week.
Thanks in advance.
Steve

[wedge girl]

I think it should be about 15% of earnings. I always paid about that, when I moved out though, my Mum and Dad gave it all back to me with the interest, I would never have saved that much.

[Incorrigible]

Suggest she finds a nice place to stay that's cheaper

OTOH if she's only earning £80 a week to start with...

[Rob_F]

If they're doing nothing else but work then it sounds fair as they should be working full time, however it seems harsh if they're also at college/uni. My mum certainly didn't ask anything from me when i worked whilst at college, or in holidays now and i try and save it myself - at least then I learn to manage my own money.

Cheers,
Rob.

[JagLover]

stesrg said:

My daughter will be starting Work soon and we have asked her for a meer sum of £10.00 per week for her board, she has gone balistic about paying this ammount, any suggestions on how much is an acceptable ammount, bearing in mind she will come out with £70.00 a week. Thanks in advance. Steve

Depends on whether she is studying at the same time I suppose.

When she is in full time employment £40 pw would be fair.

[SlvrCrb]

when I got my first "proper" job at 16, my mum took 25% of everything I earnt, up to £25/week max. At the time I thought it was daylight robbery. Now I'm (allegedly) an adult, I think I got off lightly, so a tenner a week sounds more than fair to me.

[groucho]

Let her stay for free until she is 21. I would not charge my daughter board if she was staying with me.

Edited to add: If they're scoffing you out of house and home, £10 is more than fair.

>> Edited by groucho on Tuesday 7th June 17:45

[wacky racer]

Difficult one this....

Suggest you take her to one side and calmly explain she will EAT much more than this in a week, if she is stii being unreasonable REMEMBER you are the parent....

Thank god I've got three grown up lads...

Wouldn't have your job for a gold clock.........

[minimax]

stesrg said:

My daughter will be starting Work soon and we have asked her for a meer sum of £10.00 per week for her board, she has gone balistic about paying this ammount, any suggestions on how much is an acceptable ammount, bearing in mind she will come out with £70.00 a week. Thanks in advance. Steve

if she's earning £70 per week then I think £10 per week is perfectly fair enough

[love machine]

Encourage her to invest the money (eg:-on ebay) and if she can show a profit, she can pay you a lesser percentage of her earnings (overall). That way everyone's a winner. Otherwise it's just like a tax.

[rude-boy]

wedge girl said:

I think it should be about 15% of earnings. I always paid about that, when I moved out though, my Mum and Dad gave it all back to me with the interest, I would never have saved that much.

That was almost exactly what me ex and I had discussed doing with her 3, but we had settled on 25%.

at the end of the day I have more than a few friends who are only just leaving home at the age of 27+ because they had to pay £25 per week to their folks, yet in one case was earning well over £20k p.a.

[shirepro]

Forget the £10 if she is so upset, but insist she pays for 'extras' like use of the phone, cable TV, Internet, petrol for lifts, meals out, holidays etc. She might soon see £10 is a great deal.

[Balmoral Green]

In 1979, I was paying £15 a week. Objecting to a tenner a week is ridiculous, some kids get more than that in pocket money.

[srebbe64]

I reckon the bigger issue here is not the amount she pays, but the very fact that she went ballistic when you asked her for a contribution.

[wacky racer]

Balmoral Green said:

In 1979, I was paying £15 a week..

Snap......

Not bad with all my washing and ironing thrown in.....

[cotty]

wedge girl said:

I think it should be about 15% of earnings. I always paid about that, when I moved out though, my Mum and Dad gave it all back to me with the interest, I would never have saved that much.

Same here 15%, gets you used to the fact that not all the money you earn will be yours to spend

[pwig]

If she is still at school/college/uni then I wouldn't make her pay.

If she is working FT then £10 a week fair enough.

[Podie]

£10 a week... jeez... wish my parents had only asked for that..

[z4monster]

When I left college, I used to give my Mum £15 a week out of my Supplemetary Benefit. (I couldn't get dole at the time) That left me with £17.50 a week but I still went out 3 nights a week, smoked on the sly and had use of a car. Not bad when I can't do the same n ow and i'm on loads of dosh.

£10 a week, Nah, Double It!

[tommofocus]

I currently pay 25% or my basic pay. It's more than fair with the food and washing done for me.