Allowance

Did you get one? I didn't. So figuring out what is fair and what to give has been a interesting ride. I should just give her my debit card because honestly most of my money goes to feeding, clothing, housing, educating, and entertaining her. Why shouldn't what's left go to her directly to be used as mad cash under the guise that she rightfully earned the rest of the money in my purse. And she is a wiley one too because she is cute.....believe me its the most deadly of all of her weapons against me. That is precisely how it has come to be that this year I am giving out a weekly allowance to my ten year old.

The terms: 3 chores that are outside of her normal responsibilities as a resident of the house. Vacuum three times a week, load and/or unload the dishwasher and clean her bathroom which happens to be the one that guests use when (if) we have a visitor. Additional condition: if she has to be reminded to do her chores she forfeits that day's wages and still has to do her chores. She knows what days she is getting paid for as the agreed upon daily wage will be written in on the corresponding day of the calendar. Deductions are reflected by the difference in the amount posted. She collects on Fridays.

Strict? Ya well I have to have some sort of futile measure that I am in charge around here right? We are only on week 4 of this so called experiment of allowance and she missed the wages of a complete week. I think she needed a vacation from the previous two weeks where she performed quite nicely. So far this week, looks like she will make it but who knows as its only Tuesday.

I think this would work better if she actually paid for her stuff. You know like the things that she collects that I don't want to buy her. She loves 'Littlest Pet Shop' and 'Webkins'. While these are relatively inexpensive purchases they are still a huge nuisance to me. She has over 60 'Littlest Pet Shop' animals and plenty of accessories. She has 20+ 'Webkins' and clothes to interchange. They are everywhere and I am tired of looking at them. I am tired of buying them.....the good news is she doesn't want to be spend her money on them either because she likes having money. I do too but unfortunately having it is a thing of the past for me now thanks to Allowance!