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Originally Posted by entwisi
Ah but do they get more on a 5 week month? 
seriously, it sounds good. My only concern is that if they weren't as sensible as I'm sure they are you're sort of pressurising them into spending less on Lunch to buy nice things elsewhere, I could see that going wrong in some cases. Ring fenced cash for lunch where if you don't spend it you lose it might be a better plan. After all there are a good few youngsters who are already getting pressurised into skipping lunch to look good, offering them a cash incentive to do so doesn't sound quite right to me. |
I know what you are saying Ian and in many cases it may not work. However, someone once raised that concern with me with the weekly money, so I asked what they did and they gave them money daily.. and I just asked how do you know what they are eating daily?? (never mind the stories I heard of kids selling their pack lunches!!)
I've done this more to give them more responsibility and to learn about budgeting in a monthly capacity as most jobs out there are paid monthly... ok and I know they are still kids but I don't think it does them any harm and if they hadn't wanted to go for it then I wouldn't push it.
Plus I worry less about what they are eating at school when I know I am making them decent evening meals..must be working as the 15 year old is over 6ft now
and is a qualified football referee so is earning at weekends too!
Finally the money is per calendar month as wages would be
