Do you give your HS child(ren) an allowance?

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We give our daughter $30/week

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That's 2 meals at chic-fil-a, if that helps provide any context.

I got $10 a week in the late 80s and that had to cover my gas and everything else. I'd have gotten a job but my parents wanted me to focus on school instead so they gave me this allowance as a compromise. Even back then $10 a week wasnt a whole heck of a lot. I'd think $30 plus you paying for her other stuff would be kind of similar.

$25/wk

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said it wasn't nearly enough and they give their daughter $100/week

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we give our kids in college $200 a month and they survive.

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Too little or too much? I'm genuinely asking.

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I haven't had to deal with allowances yet, but $30 every week seems super high to me. I haven't been in the allowance game since I was a kid (my son is only 7), but I think I got like 5 bucks a week. And $30 seems like a hell of an inflation.

I plan to do the same with my son and give him chores as he gets older, and I plan on giving him an allowance. But I'm sure it won't be more than 5 or 10 bucks depending on what his chores are, and more just to let him buy some cheap shite here and there with his own money and teach him some fiscal responsibility. Once in HS, I'm sure we will give him something, but more just piddling around type of money. If he wants "real" money, I will push him to get a job. Plus, I think getting a job in late HS/early college is a great thing for kids to do.

But if you can afford the $30 (and obviously the amount is almost moot anyway) and feel she is working for it and earning it, then I don't see anything wrong with it. 30 every week just seemed fairly high at first glance for what I assume to be fairly normal work/chores.

ETA: $100 a week in your OP scenario seems outrageous. What does a HS kid need that much money for (unless they are driving and you don't provide gas money or something like that...then it makes a little more sense).

Don't think I would give an allowance if they had a paying job though. I would work with them to teach fiscal responsibility though. Kids these days don't think twice about spending ridiculous amounts of money on shite like Starbucks and fast food. That shite adds up QUICK.

We have a list of chores they can complete to earn money. They can earn more of less depending on the chore. If they don’t do them, no money.

When my kids were in High School, the deal was if you are doing extra curricular activities and/or playing sports, we would help with spending money. If not, they had to get a job.

BC my kids were good students and not any trouble, we covered other things for them as a reward.

Without chores, hell no. Your weak friends are raising a kid that will expect UBI in adulthood.

What does chores = money produce? A son that details cars, his friend that makes money filming football games for other kids, etc. Free money teaches them that they "need" that Target trip, and that $9 for a coffee sounds reasonable.

I just give my grandson the visa card.....OK, so I dont