“Our 8 year old has 4 jobs to each day (except weekends) because we all deserve time off! She has to to tick a box on her job sheet when its done and gets paid £3.20 each week. “I give my 12 year old £7 a week if he completes his chores which are homework, emptying dishwasher every day, taking out recycling, playing with his sister whilst I do cooking, putting washing away.” – Ally at Slimsights We don’t have a weekly set amount for pocket money, but we do tell him that if he lays the table every night that he can have a treat like a comic from the supermarket.” – Mother and 3 Sons “My eldest boy is 61/2 and he has jobs to do such as laying the table for dinner every night.
“We tend to give our 9 and 7 year old £10pm, they help out a lot with housework, whether that’s helping tidying up the kitchen after dinner, cleaning out their rabbits or tidying up the lounge at the end of the day & they are also a huge help with their 14 month old brother!” – Gemma at Mummy in the Mad House They don’t have pocket money for doing nothing though.” – Jaymee at The Mum Diaries “ My boys earn money for doing odd jobs, 20p or 50p depending on the task. If, like I had, you base pocket money on chores and earnings, here are some of the going rates for pocket money: As I am no expert when it comes to this, I sought advice from my fellow parenting bloggers to get insight into what the going rate for pocket money is these days, what kids are having to do to earn it (if anything) and the ages that are suitable! Here are some of the ways you can work out pocket money, so it may help you decide on a “minimum wage” if you will! Based on Chores: When I was younger, I remember having to do chores to earn my pocket money to give a little lesson in working for something (although I definitely got more than I earned) and it helped give me an idea on the value of things. The little guy is shortly turning 6 and has started to become more interested in buying things, leading us to try and teach him about earning his own money. Pocket money! It’s hard to get an “industry standard” so I’ve looked to others for help!
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