What age to stop Pocket Money ?

used to get £2 a month untill i was 8, and then after it was the usual fiver now and then to go swimming/cinema with my mates. that stopped when i was 15, then my grandparents started giving me £10 a week untill i was 17. got my first job at 17 at weekend while at college thats when i started to pay my parents £45 a month, now im on an apprenteship and pay them £80 a month.

i feel like my life has been fair, some of you will probably think of me wrong taking money of my grandparents when i was 16/17 but they used to slip it in my pocket.
 
badbob said:
My point exactly. He's still a kid, why expect him to work for slave labour wage, whilst going at college, and therefore having no social life?:rolleyes:
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He would probably make new friends if he got a job, maybe even improve his social life by doing so. He would also have more money, meaning he could go out more. He would also learn the real value of money etc etc. Nothing wrong with some independance at 16 years old.
 
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Ok, the general opinion seems to be that there is no reason why he shouldnt get a job and there is no reason why his pocket money shouldnt stop. I have to say that whilst he was at school (well his last year) he worked as a milk boy about 3days a week and earned about £30 - this involved him getting up at 2am, getting home around 6am and then going to school - this was his chioce to do this job and was in no way forced into it, he did because he wanted to ! So he by no means lacks motivation and his school work didnt suffer as he got good grades.
 
I'm 16 next month, I get £5 a week off my mum and between £10-£15 every 1 or 2 weeks when I see my dad. As long as I keep my grades where they are, don't get into trouble and constantly go to school it won't stop. I blow it all on beer and pizza.
 
Sinque said:
I'm 16 next month, I get £5 a week off my mum and between £10-£15 every 1 or 2 weeks when I see my dad. As long as I keep my grades where they are, don't get into trouble and constantly go to school it won't stop. I blow it all on beer and pizza.
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Good man. :D
 
no combination of a levels should prevent one from having a small part time job. the work load is not that intense in reality.

even if there is a marginal loss in quality of your work it should be negligible and would be more beneficial in the long run.

academics only get you in a position to get the top jobs - social skills and real life experience count for so much these days in an over-qualified society. angus higgins take note.

to the original poster your intentions seem valid to me. it will be a valuable part of his growing up process and will help him in later life unquestionably.
 
I'm 16 and I still get pocket money, though it goes directly into my savings account. I have told my mum I don't need it anymore, as I do a variety of online jobs, yet she does not wish to take it away...
 
I got a part-time job when I was 17 and it's one of the best experiences I've ever had. I'd go as far as to say it actually helped me 'come out of shell' so to speak and definitely put me in good stead for socialising at university.

I very rarely got pocket money as most of the time my parents could hardly afford it (I have two brothers of similar age).

When I was 13/14 I had a paper round for a little surplus cash and a little work when I was 16. I wouldn't say that part-time work would be detrimental to his/her studies though. If/when he/she gets into university, how are they expected to make ends meet?

Part-time work is an excellent method to learn time organisational skills. If I can manage to work during my last year at university and still find time to complete a stupidly hectic work-load (I've had about eight assignments in and completed the first part of my dissertation this term alone), I'm sure your 'child' is able to do the same.

Let's be honest; A-levels aren't that time consuming.

If your son/daughter is unable to show any experience in the field of work when he does come to get a full time job, don't you ultimately think it will be harmful? Many of my 'skills' which employers look for have been learnt outside of education.

The worst possible scenario for an employer I feel is requiring someone with a decent education, only to find they're useless due to being inept in the workplace.
 
[Cas];10503727 said:
Why force them into work so young? Hell, they are going to be working for the rest of they're lives, anyway.
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Hence the argument that it's beneficial to make them work part-time first. If they're going to be working for the rest of their lives, a few years working part-time before working full-time makes for an easier transition.

I think it's a matter of balance - the benefit of the experience of (partially) working for a living against the loss of time.

It also isn't absolutely necessary to stop pocket money. If it really isn't about money, then another option is either an incentive or bribery, depending on how you look at it - if they go out, find a job and stick with it, you'll give them money on top of their wages.
 
Nix said:
I got a part-time job when I was 17 and it's one of the best experiences I've ever had. I'd go as far as to say it actually helped me 'come out of shell' so to speak and definitely put me in good stead for socialising at university.

I very rarely got pocket money as most of the time my parents could hardly afford it (I have two brothers of similar age).

When I was 13/14 I had a paper round for a little surplus cash and a little work when I was 16. I wouldn't say that part-time work would be detrimental to his/her studies though. If/when he/she gets into university, how are they expected to make ends meet?

Part-time work is an excellent method to learn time organisational skills. If I can manage to work during my last year at university and still find time to complete a stupidly hectic work-load (I've had about eight assignments in and completed the first part of my dissertation this term alone), I'm sure your 'child' is able to do the same.

Let's be honest; A-levels aren't that time consuming.

If your son/daughter is unable to show any experience in the field of work when he does come to get a full time job, don't you ultimately think it will be harmful? Many of my 'skills' which employers look for have been learnt outside of education.

The worst possible scenario for an employer I feel is requiring someone with a decent education, only to find they're useless due to being inept in the workplace.
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Same here mate, i posted my CV of to Chester zoo and shorftly received a reply asking me for an interview, later that week after the i got a phone call saying i got the job, was quite hesitant really but on my first day i got straight into the swing of things and eventually making new freinds, gaining a better personality (due to better freinds than i had in school) and got given phone numbers quite a lot when i was on the gate which was a shock to me. but it definetly set my personality on the go ahead after being bullied in school.

Still cant ask the girl i like out though :S
 
Richdog said:
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?
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I guess one good thing is that if he does speak to people like that he can't overuse brackets all in almost every sentence :)
 
Column Matrix said:
ALL OF YOU GUYS SAYING 'YES 16 HE SHOULD GET A JOB' DO ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN GO TO SCHOOL?

WHAT IF HE PLAYS SPORTS ETC WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL I WAS TRAINING EVERY EVENING AND WEEKEND THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD GET A JOB WITHOUT DIEING OF EXHAUSTION

I DIDNT GET ANY POCKET MONEY ANYWAY BUT MY PARENTS STILL PAID FOR DINNER MONEY ETC
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caps lock: cruise control for retards :rolleyes:

and on the subject of your post: oh boo hoo, lots of us have to work, and do many other things outside of work, including sports/gym etc, get over yourself
 
bringerofdecay said:
caps lock: cruise control for retards :rolleyes:

and on the subject of your post: oh boo hoo, lots of us have to work, and do many other things outside of work, including sports/gym etc, get over yourself
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Damn straight i have lots of uni work to do yet i still find the time to destroy my brain cells.
 
gareth.e said:
If he gets EMA then no
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I agree with this statement. EMA is more than enough imo to cover most things. I still have around £500 left over from my EMA from last year sitting in my account. Still getting it this year as well.

I was never given pocket money when i was young cause i never asked for it. I felt guilty for taking money from my parents since they earned it. But i would think 16 is a bit old for pocket money. I would have said the cut off was around 14 or 15.
 
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