source: Alan Cleaver
I’ve been blogging in this space — first Organizing Your Way and then Life…Your Way — for over three years now, and there are some great posts in the archives that don’t get much attention anymore. This week, I’ll be sharing some of my favorites. Whether you’ve been around since the beginning or are a new reader, I think you’ll enjoy them!
The great debate when it comes to giving kids an allowance is whether or not it should be tied to chores.
There are pros and cons to both viewpoints, but I’ve never understood why it had to be an either/or kind of thing.
First, let’s look at the debate:
On one hand, an allowance offers the incredible opportunity to teach our kids money management skills from an early age that really will serve them for a lifetime.
Proponents of this aspect of the allowance issue stress the importance of giving kids money regularly so that they can learn how to save, give and invest as well as learn to spend responsibly. However, they believe that chores are a family duty and payment should not be tied to the things that kids are expected to do anyway, so the allowance is usually a set amount each week.
