I remember it was $1 and I was so happy when it went to $2, and I could earn a whole extra dollar for extra chores. And that was the 90's.

I got pocket money from my parents when I needed it, but I would've been grounded if I didn't do my chores. Everyone in the house had to contribute to keeping it a nice place to live. My parents didn't get paid for the work they did in the house, so why should the kids? Chores weren't some extra thing we deserved a bonus for. Not taking care of your obligations and trying to foist them onto another family member or have the house be less pleasant for others was considered selfish, inconsiderate behavior in my house and was punished.

I remember when you didn't get money at all from your parents because why in the world does a child need money, especially for doing household chores like a child should be doing anyway :P lol

I don’t get any money 🤷‍♀️

I remember the 1970s when I did the laundry, dusting & vacuuming every Saturday, and was allowed to live there rent-free. No pocket money, but had to ask my parents for everything. Whether they got it for me or not was heavily dependent on how close to birthday or Christmas, I asked.

I do my chores for free, it's the least I can do for the woman who gave birth to me. Plus it makes my dad less stressed when he comes home from a long day of work. Why do I need an allowance when I can just get a job. I started babysitting for $10 an hour since I was 14. So that's what this girl should do.... Get a job. 😆😅😊

And we lived in a cardboard box in the middle of the road.

Pocket money? I didn't even get to spend birthday/Christmas money

i get 16 dollars a month, distributed to my savings account. if i want pocket money, i can't get it

If your parents were middle class, that is. Poor kids did chores without complaint and without expectations.

When I got my first allowance, I had to save about 3-4 weeks (not even buying candy or icecream or whatever) to buy one mickey mouse magazine.

Inflation go brrrrrr. The most you can get with that is a pack of gum now.

I got £5 for mowing the lawn, doing the dishes, my laundry and emptying and filling the dishwasher!

Lol I got 5$ a month...if I did my daily chores

You be happy to know that when I was little my parents did that for allowance.

You got money?

I remember buying an ice cream from the ice cream truck for about 50 cents(american) now kids need like $5.

I got paid fifty cents to unload the dishwasher as a kid. In the 90s.

I still get 5 dollars for my weekly pocket money

I give my kids one dollar if they do chores

i also remember chores being just that, chores. not a way to earn money from your parents.

I got no allowance, paid like $5 an hour to baby sit (made an average of about $20 each time) and would get quarters from the tooth fairy.

wait you guys got paid???

Lol even when i did chores i didnt get any allowance. Ive got some friends who get 5 bucks and she dont do any chores

I STILL HAVE TO DO THIS. I'M NOT COMPLAINING, just saying it's still a thing.

My parents were very generous, up until age 12-ish my brother and I each got half our age per week as long as we behaved (not doing chores would earn us a timeout or getting grounded).

I get 4 bucks a week. I thought I was spoiled.

$2.50 for me.

*your family contributions

(Ew)

idk why they're ripping on Zara-i've gotten some good clothes from there

You are correct there

I was thinking that too. They should of implemented the value of work and money at a younger age. They enabled her and now she's an entitled brat. So her parents are half the blame.

Yeah, I only recently got one.

Yep. I didn't get paid for chores. That was work we all owed to the household to keep it nice. It's not like my parents got paid for housework, either. I'm guessing she doesn't have any chores since she's offering to do the dishes. I was expected to do the dishes starting from when I was about 8. Tall enough to reach the sink = tall enough to do dishes. Before that, I was still expected to set/clear the table and help with whatever task my parents asked me to do while making dinner. By the time I was her age, I could cook dinner on my own if need be. Chores helped me learn basic life skills as well instantiating the value of being a contributing member of the house. Plus, pitching in was part of family meal time. We spent that time together, talking to each other.