>>BRUCE HAMILTON: TACKLING CHORES AND ALLOWANCE HERE IN THE MORNING SHOW SIMPLE TOPICS
THAT DON’T NECESSARILY HAVE
SIMPLE ANSWERS. SO YOU MAY BE
WONDERING WHAT CHORES HOW MUCH.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND ANOTHER
QUESTION DO CHORES IN ALLOWANCE
GO HAND IN HAND OR OR SHOULD
THEY
BE SEPARATE. THAT IS WHERE WE
BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH NEWS 4
JAX CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
LAUREN GOOD MORNING, HEY GOOD
MORNING GUYS SO THIS IS
ACTUALLY YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY
IT’S A REALLY SIMPLE CONCEPT,
BUT IT’S A REALLY IT’S SO
COMPLICATED AND IT’S REALLY
IT’S ESTIMATED THAT 2 THIRDS OF
PARENTS GIVE THEIR CHILDREN AN
ALLOWANCE BUT.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: IT IS A
PERSONAL PREFERENCE ON WHETHER
OR NOT KIDS FLAT OUT GETTING
ALLOWANCE. NO MATTER WHAT OR IF
THEY GET A REAL WAR FOR
COMPLETING CHORES. EXPERTS SAY
THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO
CONSIDER FOR BOTH SITUATIONS.
SO LET’S START HERE A SURVEY BY
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
REVEALS THAT 52% OF PARENTS
BELIEVE THE
ENTIRE ALLOWANCE SHOULD BE
EARNED ANOTHER 27% THINK IT
SHOULD BE PARTIALLY EARNED
PARTIALLY GIFTED SO LET’S TAKE
A LOOK AT THOSE PROS AND CONS
OF TYING ALLOWANCE TO
CHORES. ACCORDING TO ROCKY HQ
SOME PROS INCLUDE KIDS LEARN
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK
AND PAY ALLOWANCE CAN BE USED
AS AN INCENTIVE THAT MOTIVATES
KIDS TO GET THEIR CHORES DONE.
ANOTHER PRO KIDS CAN EARN EXTRA MONEY FOR EXTRA CAST BE ON REGULAR DAILY OR
WEEKLY CHORES JUST AS THEY
MIGHT WHEN THEY ARE TEENS WITH
SUMMER JOBS. HOWEVER, SOME
CONSEQUENCE IT OR INCLUDE
YOUR KIDS MAY GET THE
PERCEPTION THAT DUTIES ALWAYS
DESERVE OR AWARD INSTEAD OF
SIMPLY DOING THEIR SHARE FOR
THE FAMILY KIDS MAY NOT BE
MOTIVATED TO DO THEIR CHORES
WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DON’T
NEED THE MONEY AT THAT TIME
AND IT MAY ALSO BE CHALLENGING
TO GIVE AN ALLOWANCE IF YOU’RE
ON A SMALL BUDGET
BUT HAVE A LARGE FAMILY SO AS
FOR WHAT AGE YOU START GIVING
AN ALLOWANCE MOST FINANCIAL
EXPERTS AGREE AGAIN
CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE CHILD
DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS BEHIND
SESAME
STREET THOUGH SAY 73 YEARS OLD
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN WANTS AND NEEDS VERY
INTERESTING FACT RIGHT THERE
WHICH COULD MAKE IT AN IDEAL
TIME TO START GIVING AN
ALLOWANCE BUT ACCORDING TO
SCHOLASTIC. THEY RECOMMEND
ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5, 6, YEARS
OLD BUT AGAIN IMPROVE WE JUST
DEPENDS ON WHEN YOUR CHILD
IS READY. I KNOW I GUESS ARE A
LOT OF NUMBERS AT YOU IN A LOT
OF INFORMATION I DON’T WANT TO
OVERWHELM YOU SO COMING UP IN
THE 8 O’CLOCK HOUR. I’M GETTING
INTO THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE WHAT CHORES
ARE APPROPRIATE AND HOW MUCH
ALLOWANCE YOU SHOULD BE GIVING
TO YOUR KIDS ARE REALLY
SUGGESTED ICE AND SAY I’LL
BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH AGE
GROUP THAT’S COMING UP AT 8.40
ON THE MORNING SHOW SO
I YOU KNOW I STARTED WORKING AT
14 YEARS OLD SO I TOTALLY
FORGET A TIME WHERE I WAS AND
JUST WORKING BUT I THINK FOR MY
PARENTS IT WAS YOU HAVE
YOUR CHORES AND YOU HAVE AN
ALLOWANCE BUT YOU’RE TOWARDS
BETTER BE DONE
AS WELL.
>>LAUREN VERNO: THAT THAT’S
EXACTLY HOW WE ROLL ACTUALLY IT
IN OUR AND OUR HOUSE, SO I MEAN
THE REALITY IS THAT YOU LIVE IN
THIS HOUSE, YOU EAT THE FOOD AND THIS OUT YOU NEED TO CONTRIBUTE TO TAKING CARE OF
THE HOUSE RIGHT IT DOESN’T AND
I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR
BECAUSE NOBODY PAYS ME TO DO
THE LAUNDRY
DO I START CHARGING CHRIS EVERY
TIME I FOLD THIS $0.50 CHRIS
FATE.
>> IN DIFFERENT OUT THE
BUT I GARBAGE
I I AND GARBAGE DAY ON ICE FOR
US THIS SUNDAY NIGHT SO
>> I EXPECTED TO BE OUT THERE
EVERY MONDAY MORNING AS YOU
KNOW, I’M NOT DOING IT IT’S
GIVE AND TAKE EVERYBODY HAS A
ROLE RIGHT INCLUDING OUR KIDS
LIKE IT MY KIDS GOT IN THE
LOANS. IT WAS BASED ON THEIR
AGE AND WHAT THEY NEEDED IN
SCHOOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND
IT WASN’T TIED TO CHORES, BUT
THEY CERTAINLY HAD CHORES THEY
WERE EXPECTED TO DO I THINK IT
IF THEY’RE MAKING OWN MONEY, MY
KIDS BOTH HAVE SUMMER JOBS AND
SO AS A RESULT, IT’S LIKE LAST
NIGHT LAST NIGHT
ARE LIKE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: WELL I HAD TO
BUY LUNCH YESTERDAY AND ISN’T
THAT TECHNICALLY SOMETHING THAT
YOU PAY IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH
IS SPENT ON LODGING TO UTAH
FOR.
>> YOU KNOW WHY BECAUSE THEY’RE EARNING THEIR OWN MONEY AND THEY SEE THEIR LIKE BOY THIS IS
GOING KIND OF FAST ON LIKE THIS
IS GOOD THERE’S THAT DIDN’T
DING DING GOING OFF IN THEIR
HEADS SAYING WAIT A BUDGET A
LITTLE BETTER THAN YOU YOU HAD
TO BUY LIKE A PACK TO LUNCH
HUH.
YES, IT
IS THAT.
>>EMILY BOYER: THERE’S SO MANY
I WE CAN DO IT WE I THINK WE