Money Moral Dilemma: How much board should I charge?

I think I paid about a third, so she should be looking at around £66 a week. I'd also ask for £30 a week till she's repaid what you gave her when she was at uni.

If she pays £20 that's less than repaying what she got while she was at uni! I think she's having a laugh.

If she wont pay up, then say that £20 just covers the room. So take out anything electrical, even the lightbulb, don't buy her food, don't let her use the washing machine or phone...

I know that sounds really, really mean, but I got into loads of debt when I left home. My sister's finished uni owing dad and me thousands. I really, truly believe that it's in her best interests to be introduced to the real world in a 'safe' way while she's at home, than suddenly be faced with a huge drop in disposable income and a rise in bills without learning money management.

£30.....out of £200.. (Screeeeech!!!) Trust me you will be doing her no favours at all if you let her get away with that. I agree with Jany - One third contribution, one third saving. If she doesnt need (operative word - NEED) to learn how to budget before she is an adult (21) you will be supporting her and her debts all your life........ and when she has run through your remaining assets when you are dead ...who will bail her out then!
Having said that - be fair to the girl - if she can find somewhere else she would like to live for £20 a week - dont hold her back!

She's going to get a nasty shock when (if) she moves into the real world someday and has to pay for things herself!
If she thinks £30 a week is too much out of her £200, why not suggest you forget about this whole "board" thing, and just split all the household bills like adults: food, electricity, gas, council tax, water rates.....work them out and show her how much her adult share of the household expenditure would be; £30 might not seem quite so "unfair" to her then.

Proper Geordie

It's not a tenner it's the principle of it. If she were to leave home she'd be paying much more than £30 and have much less than £170 a week to spend on...well...pretty much anything. It's much more than most people in the real world have after paying the rent and the bills. It's all about encouraging them to leave home and get a home of their own. At £30 a week I'd stay there as long as possible. I'd be saying 1/3rd as well as other posters have said (but...I would save most of it and give it back if required..and proven to me that it would be spent on something such as a deposit on a rental or a deposit on a home)

ANGLICANPAT wrote: »

Let her look! If she finds a place for the £20 a week she thinks is fair, you and OH go and and grab rooms there and rent your own place out for a few months and make a few bob lol!

That's a good answer!! I'll remember that when my kids grow up and get a job!! My brother used to pay £25 a week and that was 20 years ago. My husband used to pay much more at that time.

My sister's children pay £50 a week and they know they're on a good thing and show no moves to leave the parental home. The eldest is 27 now.