Comments on: Money for kids

By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:59:02 +0000

Very amusing! I love it! It’s neat when you can teach kids lessons about money– making it, saving it, and delayed gratification. Thanks for the ideas!

By: Cherish

Cherish — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:43:57 +0000

I don’t have kids yet, but here are some ways I earned money!

When I was 14-15, I made money by providing basic computer lessons/assistance to senior citizens. I got a lot of jobs by word of mouth.

As a child, I sold excess cherry tomatoes from our garden, typed for my parents or others, did housework for my grandma, and picked up occasional odd jobs. Being homeschooled helped because I was available during the day. I once assisted in preparing a preschool room for the new semester, which included organizing and cleaning. I was only about 9 but word of mouth paid off yet again.

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:43:58 +0000

Thanks Kim, there was alot of great ideas!
Blessings, Monica

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:06:37 +0000

I pay my children extra money to brush my hair too. Not too often though. My last one cost me $2 for 20 mins. Acckkk~!!

By: Carlie

Carlie — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:22:44 +0000

With my oldest being only six we’re just getting to the point of kids being interested in earning. So far our only rule is that there is no pay for any work done in common areas of the house or for helping with things that benefit everyone in the household (washing dishes, folding laundry, etc.). To earn our children have to perform a service for someone else (like making my bed) not themselves (like making their own bed).

By: Kim C. (too!)

Kim C. (too!) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:29:38 +0000

What a great post Kim. My two little ones are not all that interested in money yet, but my seven and eight year old earn money by helping me clean a house for someone weekly. They are getting really good at sweeping, mopping, dusting and vacuuming too as a bonus for me!! I pay them from the money I earn so they are just as excited as me every “payday”!

By: Samara

Samara — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:03:02 +0000

Those high-dollar formula coupons (the ones that look like checks) sell so well because they ARE checks. I cash them at my bank, seriously, along with the Butterball check coupon that my husband’s work passes out for Thanksgiving and any other unwanted gift checks that folks pass to me.

Yep. If it’s got a transaction number at the bottom, requires a signature, and it looks like a check, you can probably do the same.

By: kimc

kimc — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:53:47 +0000

maryjo,
They rarely stop at a dime or a quarter. If they’re trying to earn money, they want several jobs. An enterprising 6yo in our house can easily earn $2 or $3 or more in an afternoon.
Kill 20 daddy longlegs in the house during the summer: $1 in 3 minutes.
Brush Mom’s hair for half an hour: 50 cents (plus frequent tips).
Make Mom’s bed and start a load of laundry for her: 75 cents.
That’s not so shabby. At least, they don’t think so. The 13yo wouldn’t work for it, of course, because she has bigger fish to fry, but the little ones are happy to earn this way when they want the money for a purpose.

By: maryjo

maryjo — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:13:47 +0000

i went back and read your old post kids for hire. do your kids really do that work for .10 or .25 CENTS? geesh my kids would want more. you can’t buy anything for a dime anymore.

By: kimc

kimc — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:28:46 +0000

One important factor to me in evaluating her motive is that she pays far more than necessary. Her sisters would do the job for peanuts and she pays in real green.