To pay or not to pay…that is the question?

Let’s talk chores and allowance… I know many parents have different opinions in whether to pay or not to pay their children allowance.

I would like to share what we do in our home. We actually do a combination of paid and unpaid chores. We agree kids should do their part in the home but we also take the opportunity to teach them about tithing, and financial responsibility.  We explained to our daughters that the same way mommy and daddy have to work outside of the home as our part we need them to “work” in the home so we can all share the responsibilities.

Some examples of the unpaid chores are pet care, bathroom, bedroom, and dishes. Some examples of paid chores are making dinner, dusting, polishing furniture, and cleaning refrigerator. The way we decided between paid and unpaid is the usual chores verses the extra chores.  Obviously more extensive chores get more money.  For example dusting is only 50 cents but making dinner is $3.00.  But of course all unpaid chores must be done in order for you to get paid on your paid chores.

What does your family do when it comes to chores and allowance?