<![CDATA[Recess Pocket Money]]>For my kids, i give them about $2 for recess in primary school, unless he has remedial. Then I give him $4. However, i try to emphasise that he should save it, or spend it wisely in order to teach him to be more money savvy.

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grownupbaby:
How much for upper sec boy?

For upper secondary students, I will give a weekly or monthly instead of daily allowance so that they learn how to manage their own finances.

For my case, I give my Sec 3 dd $200 a month. This includes her social expenses like meals with her friends.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1469869https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1469869Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:42:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:14:44 GMT]]>One meal usually costs around $2.50, plus drink another $1, so total $3.50


If stay back in school long hr for Cca : will eat another meal

Probably $8, per day

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1469855https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1469855Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:14:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:55:13 GMT]]>How much for upper sec boy?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1466873https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1466873Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:55:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:14:37 GMT]]>

slmkhoo:
Mdm Koh:

Someone shared with me today, $2 a day for primary school, $5 for secondary and $70 a week for JC and poly.


It would depend on how often they eat in school and how much they eat, and how much the school food costs. Also, do they pay for other stuff for themselves like stationery, class activities etc? I'm giving my girls $30 a week at the moment (sec 4 and Pre-U) which covers recess and lunch every day, and small expenditures, but I pay for stationery and transport. They save the balance to pay for outings with friends, presents etc.


I do the same as slmkhoo but I give $35 a week to both my kids - same age as slmkhoo.

DD (Pre-U) is able to save her balance pocket money but DS cannot. I guess DS eats a lot n all his money goes to food.

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Mdm Koh:
Someone shared with me today, $2 a day for primary school, $5 for secondary and $70 a week for JC and poly.

It would depend on how often they eat in school and how much they eat, and how much the school food costs. Also, do they pay for other stuff for themselves like stationery, class activities etc? I'm giving my girls $30 a week at the moment (sec 4 and Pre-U) which covers recess and lunch every day, and small expenditures, but I pay for stationery and transport. They save the balance to pay for outings with friends, presents etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463944https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463944Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:40:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:35:19 GMT]]>

Snow24:
Hi


I gave my son P1 $1.50 on top of letting him bring bread and water bottle to school everyday. I did tell him not to spend on junk food eg ice cream, cracker etc.I explained to him that his drinks sold in his school is expensive and the junk food he took will not keep him full.Nevertheless he still continue to spend on junk food.Although we did tell him that weekly he need to save $2.50. What method did anyone of you used so that the child do not anyhow spend his picket money on junk food and unnecessary stationery item? We thought of reducing his pocket money even further to $1 since he does not know how to manage his pocket money prudently.

Do you let your child bring emergency money of $2 in his wallet ?The child not supposed to spend the money right ?
What is he supposed to spend his money on in school? If there isn't anything you want him to spend on, then don't let him bring his money to school, or make him leave most of it at home. You may need to help him plan what to do with his money - a kid with all that money and no plans will just spend on whatever takes his fancy. If there is a toy or book that he wants, help him set his money aside for that and watch it build up, then bring him out to buy it. For young kids, having a concrete \"something\" at the end of the savings has more attraction than putting it in the bank when it just becomes another number. If the item he wants is too expensive and saving up will take too long, you can do a cost-sharing thing - when my daughter was in P1, there was a set of comic books she wanted, but it would have taken her 10 weeks to save up for one book (we gave very little pocket money!), so we made a deal with her that when she saved 50% of the cost of each book, we would put in the other 50%. This teaches them delayed gratification, but for that age, anything beyond 4-5 weeks is probably too long to delay.

I used to put my kids' emergency money in a little ziploc bag to be kept separately somewhere in the schoolbag. That way, there is less temptation to spend it accidentally or carelessly. I also included a list of emergency phone nos. and a few coins.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463940https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463940Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:35:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:32:22 GMT]]>

Snow24:
Hi


I gave my son P1 $1.50 on top of letting him bring bread and water bottle to school everyday. I did tell him not to spend on junk food eg ice cream, cracker etc.I explained to him that his drinks sold in his school is expensive and the junk food he took will not keep him full.Nevertheless he still continue to spend on junk food.Although we did tell him that weekly he need to save $2.50. What method did anyone of you used so that the child do not anyhow spend his picket money on junk food and unnecessary stationery item? We thought of reducing his pocket money even further to $1 since he does not know how to manage his pocket money prudently.

Do you let your child bring emergency money of $2 in his wallet ?The child not supposed to spend the money right ?
My P4 boy has emergency money of $10. Emergency money of course cannot spend without proper reason. Need to educate the kids. Mine has a weekly allowance of $15. I let him decide how much to spend daily. Imposed rule of saving before spending. Savings tabulated at the end of every week. I pack food for him on some days. My boy is the stingy type so he will always eat the packed food first while queuing for more food cos he is always so hungry. He usually buys food which can 'fill him up' 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463885https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463885Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:32:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:22:28 GMT]]>

Mdm Koh:
Someone shared with me today, $2 a day for primary school, $5 for secondary and $70 a week for JC and poly.

$2 is barely enough for a P4 boy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463883https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463883Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:22:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:20:44 GMT]]>Someone shared with me today, $2 a day for primary school, $5 for secondary and $70 a week for JC and poly.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463842https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463842Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:20:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:00:23 GMT]]>Hi


I gave my son P1 $1.50 on top of letting him bring bread and water bottle to school everyday. I did tell him not to spend on junk food eg ice cream, cracker etc.I explained to him that his drinks sold in his school is expensive and the junk food he took will not keep him full.Nevertheless he still continue to spend on junk food.Although we did tell him that weekly he need to save $2.50. What method did anyone of you used so that the child do not anyhow spend his picket money on junk food and unnecessary stationery item? We thought of reducing his pocket money even further to $1 since he does not know how to manage his pocket money prudently.

Do you let your child bring emergency money of $2 in his wallet ?The child not supposed to spend the money right ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463832https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1463832Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:00:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:46:14 GMT]]>I provide $2 per day. If he has to stay back for supplementary or cca, extra $2 will be given. Better not to give too much else he will buy junk food from mama shop.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448237https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448237Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:39:27 GMT]]>i allow $2 - all in coins.


Self-withdrawal from my coin bowl every night.

Self-deposit into own piggy bank every night.

No sandwich/bun provided. Must spend allowance by queuing up to buy own noodles/rice.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448233https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448233Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:39:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:24:35 GMT]]>DS in P6 and he gets $2.50 a day. An extra $2.50 if he has to stay back for class or CCA.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448189https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448189Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:24:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:57:46 GMT]]>At first I give her $1.50 but seems quite tight so decide to give her $2 and encourage her to drink plain water and save up.


But I give all in coins including 5 10cents so she can make calls if she wan.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448134https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1448134Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:57:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:36:39 GMT]]>I think a $2 note per day will be just nice. :))

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1416046https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1416046Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:36:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:36:10 GMT]]>I think a $2 note per day will be just nice. :))

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1416045https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1416045Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:36:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:49:30 GMT]]>I gave $2 lower primary till P4.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1392200https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1392200Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:49:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:12:36 GMT]]>Enough to eat the most expensive item in the canteen + a "die die" must save amount of 20 cents. And emergency money of $2 in case we forget to give pocket money.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391676https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391676Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:12:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 03:48:57 GMT]]>When my kids were in Lower Primary (esp Primary 1), I always pack snack (bread) + water. They don’t buy food from the canteen becos there is not enuf time n they are still too young to manage buying food on their own.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1390524https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1390524Sun, 28 Sep 2014 03:48:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 03:39:38 GMT]]>I give about $1.50 and it’s sufficient for fried rice etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1390518https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1390518Sun, 28 Sep 2014 03:39:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:33 GMT]]>I gave my kids $1 for recess in p1 and 2. Enough for food with a little change (can make phone calls), no drinks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1360820https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1360820Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:32:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:03:43 GMT]]>Hm…let me think.


It was $2 for p1. I gave coins so that he was able to count and if he forgot to take the change, it was just a few cents.

Also $2 emergency money in his bag.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1360787https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1360787Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:03:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Recess Pocket Money on Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:43:01 GMT]]>http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewto ... cket+money

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