What's the going rate for 'keep' from your children once they start work?

Oldernotwiser

Personally I'd be exceedingly worried if a child I'd brought up didn't want to pay his/her own way as soon as they were working. (Studying is a different issue.) I'd see it as a failure of my parenting skills to have a child who was so inconsiderate and selfish.

Gforce_2

magsiebee wrote: »

I wish I'd charged my children a third of their wages for board and insisted that they should save a third! The going rate was £35 a week when my eldest started work and the rest of my children insisted that they should pay the same despite the age differences. To cut a long story short I have been scammed by my kids... They owe me loads in borrowed money, that I doubt will be repaid and I'm always the last person to be paid out..make-up, nights out, friends and blah blah blah take priority. When I ask for board I get shouted at and a battle and abused...So...Who's the fool here? Me! I wish I could live in comfort for £35 a week...Any offers? Lol!

But magsiebee your children only get away with this because you allow it!
I expect to financially support my children whilst they're training or studying, however once they're working they'd need to pay their way or live elsewhere.

onlyroz

I have a friend who's well into his 30s, earns a decent wage (£30,000+) and lives with his grandparents rent free. I'm not sure exactly how this arrangement came about, but he always seems quite gleeful that he is free to spend all his money on plasma-screen TVs and surround-sound systems, and doesn't have to worry about petty annoyances like the electricity bill or council tax. "Why would I want to do that?" he says, when I ask him if he's considered getting on the property ladder, or renting out his own place. One day he's going to get a shock, methinks...

The cynical part of me thinks he's waiting for them to die so he'll inherit the place - but if I was his grandmother I'd write him out of my will and not leave him a bean.

GAZBEROTTEN

Hi

I currently am paying £100 per month for keep. This is due to a lot of circumstances including the area i am in and the average cost of bills in that area. I realise this is a small sum compared to what a lot of people are paying but i choose where to shop very carefully for my groceries which knocks the food cost down a great deal. If you know the right stores to visit and where they are at then This saves quite a bit of money a lot more than youd expect. I do not miss any upkeep payments and always make sure they get paid without fail. Also i have a few hobby's which allow me to make a bit of cash not very much and not worth bragging about but it helps go towards the other bills.

It comes down to what you are actually doing if your in the house a lot or if your out a lot. If you also do not drink or smoke that helps the bills drop down a lot to. If enough people in the house don't stay in that much and don't use electric other than the fridge freezer and make sure all the sockets are switched of in the house each day when nothing is being used for at least 9 hours a day without fail then your electric bill drops ten fold which helps lower your upkeep costs. Take note most electric providers wont tell you this.

Doing all of these things allows me to only have to pay £100 per month. It comes down to managing your lifestyle choices and managing your money.