Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Giving Your Kid An Allowance - Is It A Good Idea?

By Christy Lyons


You should, in fact. If you give your kid an allowance, then this will assist in teaching your child responsibility as well as how to save and budget their money. By the time your child starts first grade, it's a good idea to consider starting an allowance for your child. By that time, your child will be able to learn more about money. This is something they need to start some time. The sooner the better! Below are some suggestions of the things you may want to consider when you are thinking about giving your child an allowance.

Are you wondering how much allowance you should give your child? When you give your child an allowance, make sure that the amount is affordable to you and fits within your budget. Based on their grade level or age, you can consider giving your child a certain amount of money per week. Make sure the amount of the allowance that you give your child each week is realistic for your budget. This means that you have to be comfortable with the allowance that you are giving your child.

Set-up chores for your child which are age appropriate and chores that your child will be able to handle with ease.

Consider giving your child a weekly allowance on the same day of the week. In case this is not realistic for your budget, the how about considering giving the allowance to your child every two weeks or on a monthly basis? Make sure the time frame that you give the allowance is around the same period of time on a weekly, monthly or bi-weekly basis.

You may want to consider giving your child a bonus amount on top of the allowance they receive for doing extra chores. Again, make sure that if you are considering doing this, that it fits within your budget.

The allowance that you give to your child should not include certain things such as their school lunch or supplies they need for school. This means that these expenditures should not be included in your child's allowance.

What you may want to teach their child is how to save their allowance towards an item they want if it costs more than their allowance given on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. By doing this, you are allowing your child the opportunity to learn how to save and budget for something they want to purchase.

As your child gets older, you may want to consider adjusting their allowance accordingly. Remember the older your child gets, the allowance is usually increased. But if the allowance is increased, make sure that you stay within your budget.

It is important to give your child an allowance when you are trying to teach your child about responsibility and budgeting for their personal finances. If your child learn how to manage their finances earlier, then it would be better. Giving your child an allowance would help them as they grow older and also help them in knowing how to manage their own money for the future.




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