clothing Allwance for Teen?

moomoomama27

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I'm a grown adult and I don't have £20 a week of discretionary spends. I'd love to be a teenager with that much money to myself every week. Lucky!

Me either, no wonder there's alot of them that don't want to work!!

rachbc

moomoomama27 wrote: »

Me either, no wonder there's alot of them that don't want to work!!

i actually think giving them money and expecting them to budget makes them more likely to value money than not...after all kids do need to wear clothes- knowing how much they cost and budgeting for them imo teaches them more than just buying for them. Certainly wouldn't expect my son to get a job to pa for his own clothes -though if when he is older he wants more than i am prepared to give he will have to get a job and earn it.

moomoomama27

rachbc wrote: »

i actually think giving them money and expecting them to budget makes them more likely to value money than not...after all kids do need to wear clothes- knowing how much they cost and budgeting for them imo teaches them more than just buying for them. Certainly wouldn't expect my son to get a job to pa for his own clothes -though if when he is older he wants more than i am prepared to give he will have to get a job and earn it.

Yes, but earning it makes them even more aware of the value!

But I agree with you, anything extra and they need to earn it! I'm not a fan of giving money to budget. I'll be happy to fund everything, without giving them a set amount until such time when they really should get a little job!

19lottie82

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

They wouldn't but it could be a bag of chips on the way home from school. The home that has a hot dinner later on. Or maybe a cheeseburger at McDs with their mates after swimming.

I'm a grown adult and I don't have £20 a week of discretionary spends. I'd love to be a teenager with that much money to myself every week. Lucky!

You have less than £20 a week to spend on clothes, savings, mobile phone and entertainment? Ouch. That makes me feel slightly better about my own finances lol

BitterAndTwisted

Fiver a week for mobile phone. I haven't bought a stitch of clothing in over two years. There's no entertainment but TV and internet. I rarely have the bus-fare to leave the house. Still, it could be worse. Much worse.

chaosweddings

i do the same as the op, if ds want new jeans i pay what it would cost from h & m and if he wants more expensive ones he has to pay out of his pocket money.
He gets £10 per week but has to do alot of jobs for that
i pay for ds school lunches and half of hos phone top up each month

when i was 13 i had a paper round, but where i live you have to be 15 to get one, also i worked in a fruit and veg shop at 15 and now they want you to be 16 +

merlot123

My 14 year old daughter gets £30 per month allowance and her contract phone paid.

She has to do a few chores for this, and her main priority are her grades at school.

I buy school uniform, a basic wardrobe of clothing (I mean basic essentials), essential bathroom items and anything else she pays for.

I put her money into a Barclays account designed for children over 12 years, and they are given a debit card to use in shops and at the ATM machine.

Frogletina

I gave my 3 children a clothing allowance in their teens. I still bought their shoes and school uniforms.

All of a sudden, they changed from 'can I have that', to 'I'm not spending that much on a t shirt' etc. (these were the days before Primark)

It really helped them learn to budget. My eldest when she was first working bought a lot of cheap fashion shoes, but soon realised how uneconomical it was as they didn't last and went back to buying good quality ones like the ones I used to buy her.

mico62

DS got £30 pw EMA when he was doing his A levels, he's not a brand junkie like some of his friends so I kitted him out from Burtons sale rale and apart from odd bits that I chose to pick up for him I haven't bought him any clothes since. Before then he got £30 a month allowance and £10 phone contract.

DD has just started A levels and is not eligible for a bursary so I give her child benefit and pay her phone contract £15 pm. Again she has to buy her own clothes and its amazing how many things get put back on the rail that she would have had (and worn once) if I'd been paying.

BTW £80 pm doesn't go far if she goes to the cinema or bowling and/or to Nandos but where else can under 18s go? When I was her age I'd go to the local pub on a Friday or Saturday, with my parents' consent, and make a glass of lager last all night.

busiscoming2

My DS2 is 14 and he now has a monthly allowance of £30. He has to buy his clothes and pay for days out etc. I only buy school related stuff and his winter coat. He likes branded goods and was expecting me to pay for them, hopefully he will realise just how far his money won't go if he doesn't compromise on the labels!