*~* GLITTERY.HOMEMAKER *~*
I do not have children yet but I have thought about whether or not I will give them an allowance. I will probably do something like what my parents did for me when I was younger. I did not get an "allowance" but I was rewarded with my weekly tasks around the house. I had set things that I helped my mother to do and I also had my own responsibilities of making my bed each day, keeping my room clean, etc. If I did all of these things then I would get a set amount at the end of the week. If I did not do all of them then I would not get the entire amount.

I then decided that I wanted to make even more money (I was ambitious as a 10 year old) and decided I wanted to help my father feed the calves. I grew up on a farm and love animals so this was perfect. It became my little "job." Each afternoon after school, Mon-Fri, I would go to the farm and feed the calves (it only took about a half hour and thinking back was such a simple task). Each day that I did it, I would get $2. So potentially I could make $10 a week. It taught me responsibility and how to save/manage money. It was also fun!