Why should I pay my kids for doing anything at home? Why, indeed. If you've been a reader of mine for a bit, then you know that I fired my kids. They still have chores, but they do not currently get paid for them, but I think they should.
I don't think they should get paid just for being part of our family. We don't do allowance. Their payment needs to be for work performed. But that's not my point today.
I want my kids to get paid while they are young so they can learn to handle money while they are still at home and can receive guidance. I want my husband and I to be the ones giving them information on how money should be handled. There is a lot of misinformation in the world about money. (No, you don't need a credit card for emergencies. You need an emergency fund.) God has a lot to say about it. In fact, the Bible talks about it more than anything else...more than love or forgiveness or grace.
I want them to know you must put money in savings before you pay bills. I want them to know the tithe comes off the top. I want them to know that giving with their money is a good and really cool thing. I want them to not only know these things, but to practice them before they get out on their own. It's not fair or realistic to expect then to handle money well if they have not been taught or given opportunity to practice handling money well.
They will mess up. I still mess up sometimes. But it's a whole lot better to mess up while they are at home with Mom and Dad than to be out on their own and getting their first paycheck and not really know what to do with it.
What do you think? Yes to paying kids commissions or no because they should just help because they're part of the family? Tell me what you think or do at your house.
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I want my kids to get paid while they are young so they can learn to handle money while they are still at home and can receive guidance. I want my husband and I to be the ones giving them information on how money should be handled. There is a lot of misinformation in the world about money. (No, you don't need a credit card for emergencies. You need an emergency fund.) God has a lot to say about it. In fact, the Bible talks about it more than anything else...more than love or forgiveness or grace.
I want them to know you must put money in savings before you pay bills. I want them to know the tithe comes off the top. I want them to know that giving with their money is a good and really cool thing. I want them to not only know these things, but to practice them before they get out on their own. It's not fair or realistic to expect then to handle money well if they have not been taught or given opportunity to practice handling money well.
They will mess up. I still mess up sometimes. But it's a whole lot better to mess up while they are at home with Mom and Dad than to be out on their own and getting their first paycheck and not really know what to do with it.
What do you think? Yes to paying kids commissions or no because they should just help because they're part of the family? Tell me what you think or do at your house.
As always, you can have my new posts delivered to your inbox. Just enter your email in the box to the right.
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