Pocket Money for 10/11 year old

nicki_2

I was just wondering if anyone could give me some idea as to the going rate of pocket money for 10-11 year old girls? My daughter doesn't really get pocket money, I pay for her phone top ups every few months (she doesn't use it much), Brownies (£2.50 a week, but when she goes to Guides next half term it'll drop to just £20 per full term) and toiletries get classed as part of the grocery budget. When I suggested I gave her £5 a week (and she could pay for Brownies out of that) she said she didn't want any at all. :eek:

The thing is she helps me out a lot with my job (I'm a self employed earning only commission and work a lot of evenings with her in tow) and I wanted to start paying her a "wage" so she can buy her own treat stuff and then not call it pocket money. She'll be going to secondary school in September and I know that her outgoings will go up as she discovers clothes, shopping, cinema, bowling etc :rotfl: Can anyone give me some idea as to what I could give her, I'd rather say "£X per hour" than "£Y per week" as some weeks she doesn't do any work for me :rotfl:

Any advice would be appreciated. I don't think the £2 a week I used to get from my grandparents (and then hand outs from my parents) would quite cover it these days :rotfl:

jakes-mum

my son is 10 1/2 and he gets £1.50 a week :rotfl: for that he has to make his bed each day and tidy his bedroom (so approx 1 hr when you add it all up)

I also pay for his karate (£30 a month + £25 every 2 months for test) and scouts (£10 a month)

Because I have health issues every couple of weeks he has to help his dad clean the house and he'll get £10 every other time. It usually takes them a couple of hours and its hard work so he's getting £2.50 an hour roughly which he's quite happy about.

Looking at that, he actually gets alot of money out of me :rotfl:

Hezzawithkids

Well your DD sounds lovely! Helping you out and the refusing to be paid - if only all 11 year olds thought that way!

It may be that until she gets a bit older and starts wanting to socialise on her own she won't realise how important pocket money will become (cash=independence) but I think it's fab that you are teaching her from an early age that it has to be earned.

When my DD started at senior school we were still paying for her phone top ups (though we set a budget) plus her clothes, going out with friends, friends birthday presents, etc. Once she got into her new routine we sat her down and worked out what her outgoings were, then paid her a lump sum (£25) once a month that she had to fund all her expenses from, with the proviso that she had certain jobs to do around the house (keep her room tidy, load & empty the dishwasher every day, do her own ironing etc). We still pay for her school lunches and her swiming club fees plus any new clothes she needs for special ocassions (family parties etc). She tops up her funds with gifts from grandparents plus odd jobs for neighbours (baby and pet-sitting etc). Some weeks she is very flush with cash!

Threebabes

My DD is 11 nearly 12. She gets £15 a month pocket money plus £10 a month for her mobile, then about £25 a month for martial art.

Any swimming, cinema, meals out we pay for.

fsdss

my almost 11yr old gets £5 per week, that is for dog walking, feeding dog, setting table, clearing table helping on sat morning sprucing the house up, putting his clothes away after ironing and keeping his bedroom tidy, doing his homework etc

he also gets bonus money...£5 (but he has to save half of this in his account) for school awards such as special achievements..(getting 100% in spelling tests, good behaviour certificates etc)....usually this has been every couple of months he gets an award....but has clicked on to this now and is now almost weekly coming home with awards .......Yours sincerely
Bankrupt :-)

*max*

If she doesn't want the money now, why don't you save it for her without telling her? That way when she comes to the age when she starts wanting pocket money, you can establish a set amount each week, and also tell her you have been saving some money for her because she has been helping you out so much, and give it to her then, as a "nest egg"? It would be a lovely surprise I think.

nzmegs

My daughter is 10 and my son is 12. they both get £5 a week. They must keep their rooms tidy and empty and fill the dishwasher. Out of this money my son must pay for his trips to the town with his friends which happen about once a month and for any phone top ups about £10 every 2 months. My daughter has to use her money for party gifts which happen about every month or two and for any special things she wants like hair accessories. When she gets a phone she will have to pay for that too.

sooty&sweep

Hi
My son is 11 and he gets £3 per week but I expect him to empty the dishwasher tidy his room (he's not great at that one) homework and other ad hoc duties. I do also pay for scouts, judo etc.

Jen

*onlyme*

My daughter be 11 in a few months and she gets £5 a week from nanny which she puts away.

About 2 years ago, daughter really got into horse riding and then one thing led to another and a friend of ours bought her a pony (after discussion with us first). We discussed this with her and the downside to getting her own pony was that her pocket money from us (£5 a week) would stop as obviously we have to pay for stables, feed, hay, straw, farrier etc etc.

She fully understood this and she no longer gets pocket money. She sells her old toys and stuff at a bootsale and the money she makes from that, she buys rugs for the pony for and whatever else he needs. Every 6 weeks when the farrier comes and she pays that with the pocket money she has received from nanny. She gets up every morning at 6am with me and we cycle to the yard, whatever the weather and we muck out, groom, put him out and then in afternoon go back again to bring him in, groom, feed etc. She is very committed to him.

She will also buy mothers day, fathers day, Christmas presents etc with the money she saves or has made.

She helps round the house quite a bit, loves ironing, feeds and helps with all the other animals so maybe I expect too much she does a lot but she enjoys it and asks if she can help clean the bathroom for example.

Not sure if when she starts senior school if I should give her some pocket money?

mrcow

My son doesn't get anything either. He's never asked for anything or even mentions money when he does jobs for me.

He helps me around the house and supervises his siblings, keeps his room clean, puts clothes away, does the kitchen & bathroom etc. But he's never needed paying for it. We all muck in together as a family.

If she doesn't want the money, then why bother? There certainly isn't a "going rate" as the posts on here can testify to.

iwannanicerlife

I give my 10 year old £10 a month. From this she has to contribute £2 to her mobile phone contract. She doesn't have to do any chores for this. I pay her clarinet fees (about £56 a term) and £1 a week for netball. I don't buy any other toys, gifts or sweets for her and she knows not to ask.

I find this works really well and probably costs me less than before! (my 8 year old gets £8)