What age to stop Pocket Money ?

Kreeeee said:
A levels are a complete doddle. Just revise the morning of the exams and get an A (especially in maths!). The new maths structure also makes it even easier than when I did them!
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I am mainly referring to the STEP II, and III (which I must take, due to my offer having these grades in).

I doubt incredibly that you merely "revised on the morning of the exam" for these.

Angus Higgins
 
I got a fiver a week... which covered the carp i bought online, hosting, bnc's

anytime i needed extra money i'd just go and wash the cars, windows... hoover or whatever
 
Angus-Higgins said:
I am mainly referring to the STEP II, and III (which I must take, due to my offer having these grades in).

I doubt incredibly that you merely "revised on the morning of the exam" for these.

Angus Higgins
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Well I did, and that's a fact. A-levels really are stupidly easy, which is a damn shame because it's a bit of a shock when you get to uni tbh.
 
Kreeeee said:
Well I did, and that's a fact. A-levels really are stupidly easy, which is a damn shame because it's a bit of a shock when you get to uni tbh.
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I find it incredibly difficult to believe that you sat (and did well on) the STEP I, II, or III without revision. (I could fathom someone doing well upon the standard A-Level without much revision, but STEP exams are for the top 2%).

Angus Higgins
 
Angus-Higgins said:
I find it incredibly difficult to believe that you sat (and did well on) the STEP I, II, or III without revision. (I could fathom someone doing well upon the standard A-Level without much revision, but STEP exams are for the top 2%).

Angus Higgins
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I didn't have any STEP exams in my syllabus, but my point still stands.
 
I stopped getting pocket money at about 13 when I got my first paper round. As for this claptrap about getting in the way of A levels, it teaches time management which is extremely important in future years. I'm currently applying for a job where I'm expected to study for professional qualifications as well as working 40+ hours a week and I know damn well that the exams will be far harder than A levels but I also know that working and learning is something I've done for the past 8 years and so have at least an idea of what I'm letting myself in for.
 
Depends if he gets EMA in my opinion - if he does, don't give him more free money. Even if he doesn't get EMA I don't see the need for pocket money... I never got any, although my parents did help me out a few times when I was really skint and told me not to worry about paying them back.

I think you should avoid asking him for rent while he's in full-time education, too. I don't think it's fair to charge rent during education unless you're in a bit of financial difficulty yourself.

So yeah, don't give him pocket money especially if he gets EMA, but don't charge rent either :p Let him live a bit of an adult life without the worries of rent!
 
No but you could give money for doing stuff around the house. I used to paint the fence / gates / garage etc.. and cut the grass every couple of weeks.

I wouldn't necessarily expect him to get a job right now but once his exams are over in june I'd make it clear you expect him to find a job over the summer / arn't giving him pocket money (Or say you'll give it to him for 4 weeks so he has time to find a job).

I got a full time job in a kitchen at 16 10am-9pm 3-5 nights a week over the summer then when I was 16. Another kitchen job the summer after 5 nights a week 3-11pm and then when I started university I found a weekend job in a supermarket.

It's so much better earning your own money and being able to spend it on what you want.
 
I very rarely got pocket money when I was a lad so I wouldn't know.
Worked a 15 hour week + overtime at college, and more so at uni.
I did coursework when I got home from work, I was fine.
It's how you fit ti round your social life that counts.
 
teulk said:
Hes doing English Literature/Language. History. Government and politics.
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ouch. i have quite a few friends doing English Literature OR Language OR History

all of them are very heavy essay based subjects (at my colledge at least)
if he's doing all three of them i'd think it very unreasonable to expect him to get a job aswell!

during the summer holidays is when he ought to get a job!

i have another friend (wow, four friends in total!) who lefy my colledge after doing very badly in all his AS's (Three C's and a D) and had to retake the year. one of the reasons why he did so badly is because he had a weekend job and couldn't study on the weekends.
 
I worked wednesday nights (4 hours), Saturdays (10 hours) and Sundays (6 hours) and sometimes Friday nights (4 hours) at glorious kwik save when I was 16. Didn't hinder my education at all.
 
by that age it should not be pocket money, but rather: allowance.

I worked from 16, but i wasnt getting pocket money in the first place. If I were giving pocket money to my kid (which im not, cos i dont have a kid) then I would not hit them twice in one go by stopping pocket money and making them get a job. Infact, I would say I will top up your job earnings with your previous pocket money until you are 18 and get paid a remotely decent rate.

Either that or i'd offer to buy them things they need in place of the pocket money, such as money towards going out when they're short or money towards larger purchases they make.
 
I stopped at 16, when i first got my job as i think every kid should.

Nothing better than having your own moeny and knowing you worked for it, so make him go and get a job lol.
 
Angus-Higgins said:
I am trying to give my opinion. (Nothing else, I believe).

Angus Higgins
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Angus, do you speak in a similarly archaic and elaborate fashion to how you write? Would I be right in assuming your interaction with other members of the human species is a tad... limited?
 
By the time I was 14 I had a part time job just working saturdays. Was only on £2 an hour back then but it was a first job and helped prepare me. My friend was on the dizzy heights of £3 hr and I was jealous :(

My parents always helped out if I needed money but by not giving me pocket money every week I learnt the value of money and realised its not free! 16 seems old to me to still be getting pocket money on a weekly basis. My parents stopped my pocket money early on but if I ever needed financial help they always helped out when I really needed it.

If he doesnt get a job until 18 - not even a one day a week part time - surely he'll be at a social disadvantage to others?
 
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