Pocket money

[Muffins]

buds:

Mebbe ACSI canteen more expensive than neighbourhood.


Or perhaps it also includes transport $.
But if it doesn't include hor... :idea: ... I've got
to agree with tankee on that. Muffins so rich.. :lol:

ACS(I) is the same price as ACS(P), 70 cents for a prata and $1 for a plate of pasta. And my mum picks me up. WHen she doesn't I take the bus home and pay for that with my EZ-link card. That also has $16.82.

[buds hubs]

Muffins:

ACS(I) is the same price as ACS(P), 70 cents for a prata and $1 for a plate of pasta. And my mum picks me up. WHen she doesn't I take the bus home and pay for that with my EZ-link card. That also has $16.82.

Muffins... at ACS(I).. Can use EZ link to pay for food too is it??

[fishatwork]

My DD is in P1 and I gave her $1.40 as she will usually buys her favourite noodles that cost $0.60. She is allowed to add on chicken nuggets or sausages or fish balls for $0.30 each and the remaining amt will be saved in the piggy bank.


I disallow her to buy cold sweetener drinks and titbits and unneccessary stationery. She refills her water bottle from the water cooler.

Last night she told me the book shop sells ballons (wonder why? for what har?) and asked me if she could buy and play with it.( she already has a few left over from previous party) Of course I told her 'no' and she readily said' ok'....

My stand is: if you set some rules right at the begining, abide by it and your child will, eventually abide by it, too.

[Muffins]

buds hubs:

Muffins:

ACS(I) is the same price as ACS(P), 70 cents for a prata and $1 for a plate of pasta. And my mum picks me up. WHen she doesn't I take the bus home and pay for that with my EZ-link card. That also has $16.82.

Muffins... at ACS(I).. Can use EZ link to pay for food too is it??

No, I use it for bus trips home...

[BlurBee]

Wow, Muffins. Nice avatar. :lol:

[Muffins]

Thanks Blurbee. I got it to contrast BigDevil's devilish avatar. Your's is good too! :lol:

[Luvkid]

I hv not been touching on this thread for quite sometime since after DS has entered P2. Knew i could have overboarded by asking him what he bought, what he ate, how much left..... That was last year. However, reduce my questioning after term 3 last year.....This year for first 2 terms, i slacked more on questioning liao....Just bcos finding myself a nag....



Yesterday was the last day before june holiday, it is time to DS to count his saving (from his pocket money) for the first half year.... He was excited counting them, but after the total was out, he was rather disappointed, cos his target is to save $50 for 1 semester,ie $100 for the whole year. He already managed to save $39.50. I asked if he is happy with this figure, he shook his head....However, he said he would like to save up to $60 for the next semester to make up to this semester loss... :roll:


Glad that he understand that....And of cos angry with DH for topping up 50 cents to round up to $40 for this semester saving... And i highlight to ds once next semester starts, he got to use his pocket money wisely in order to meet his saving target.


This year his pocket money has increased to $1.60 daily. I give $8 weekly for him to control his own pocket money. At time, i realised he forgot to top up his pocket money in his wallet, but i dun tell him (very bad hor), i want him to learn to be responsible for his own thing...By giving him $8 weekly, he will have cases of overspent when he brings a $2 note, i make my stand clear, no extra money will be given, play about your own pocket money and see how much to spend/save on tmr.With this method, hope he learns to be responsible and knows the values of saving and how to deal with money issue.

[starlight1968sg]

I am also quite sticky about pocket money too.


This is to inculcate the good habit of plan before spending.

[jedamum]

i used to be sticky when it comes to pocket money when ds1 was in P1.

this year, i am more laxed. he is supposed to only have $1 pocket money and keep a spare $1 for emergency. i will give him $15 as savings allowance every month so as to ensure that he utilised his $1 for food instead of saving it. at times when he said that he wanted to try more variety of food, i just popped another 50cents into his wallet. or give him extra 20-50 cents occasionally to ‘surprise’ him.
i used to be very sticky about money, until he loan me 20 cents and asked me to return it to him. from then on, money matters within the family are flexible so long the kids are sensible.

[noobparent]

I was wondering, do the P1 kids in school compare amongst themselves with regard to how much pocket money they are getting from their parents?


If so, would your child feel envious or jealous if his/her friend was getting more?

Maybe not so much in P1, but when they grow older.