PROS AND CONS OF GIVING YOUR KIDS AN ALLOWANCE

WHY IT MIGHT WORK

An allowance can be a great way to educate a child about basic finances.

With a weekly, bimonthly, or monthly allowance, the money can act as their equivalent of a paycheck

so they calculate how long it takes to save up to a certain amount.

This provides parents with a good opportunity to teach their kids about why it is important to save in order to buy things themselves

An allowance can also come in handy when teaching a child the concept of wages and how to balance a budget.

WHY IT MIGHT NOT WORK

Kids may treat their allowance as an entitlement, seeing money as something they simply received, rather than earned.

The other potential issue with an allowance is it can be hard to wean the child off from it and transition them to a job.

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