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amother
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 Tue, Oct 30 2018, 8:19 am
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How much is a reasonable budget for a HS boy? We can afford to keep up with his spending, but I am worried this isn't teaching responsibility.
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amother
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Tue, Oct 30 2018, 9:02 am
Can you work backward ? What do you expect him to buy on his own with that money and then add how much will you give for discretionary spending on not necessities ?
I calculate how much I would spend and then am super cheap, I give between 10-20 more depending on grade, we increment up each year.
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amother
Peach
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Tue, Oct 30 2018, 6:20 pm
| amother wrote: | Can you work backward ? What do you expect him to buy on his own with that money and then add how much will you give for discretionary spending on not necessities ?
I calculate how much I would spend and then am super cheap, I give between 10-20 more depending on grade, we increment up each year. |
It's pretty much only food.
He has a gas card, so he doesn't need money for gas.
I buy all the clothes and accessories he wants. I buy his sports equipment and electronics.
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My4Jewels
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Tue, Oct 30 2018, 7:17 pm
What food does he need to buy? Lunch?
I’d say $20 a week is plenty.
In order to teach responsibility he should learn to budget. And earn money. He should pack his own lunch most days and eat out once a week maybe.
That’s my philosophy with my high school kids
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rgr
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Tue, Oct 30 2018, 8:04 pm
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Guys like to go out to eat. It adds up quickly
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amother
Peach
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Tue, Oct 30 2018, 8:37 pm
| My4Jewels wrote: | What food does he need to buy? Lunch?
I’d say $20 a week is plenty.
In order to teach responsibility he should learn to budget. And earn money. He should pack his own lunch most days and eat out once a week maybe.
That’s my philosophy with my high school kids |
He needs to buy whatever he wants to eat that isn't in the house as I am disabled, and there hardly is any fresh food here. He get supper when he comes home if he is hungry, but he gets home after 9:00 twice a week and close to 8 twice a week. He leaves 6:30 a.m.
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amother
Indigo
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Tue, Oct 30 2018, 9:35 pm
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I had mine make a basic routine of whicstores for which meals aND check the pricing for what he orders. That way I knew and it wasn't a wild guess.
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