I don't believe in allowances

[Mathew Green]

Originally Posted by shelbylovesmelby

The allowance my dd's get now is moving toward earning their $. I am assigning my oldest (4yrs) lil jobs to help around the house. Like putting laundry down the shoot & helping fold. But essentially it's not an allowance as I'm putting their money aside for college or their first house.... not for them to spend @ the toy store.

I'm totally opposed to ever telling any child, "This is your money, but I'm not going to let you spend it." Especially if you're asking the kids to do extra chores to 'earn' the money, as your post sounds like you are. Both of those send exactly the wrong message IMO.