How much should a 9 year old get for allowance?

Question

Hi my brother wants allowance but my dad ask me me how much shouod he get but i dont really know

Answer 1

well depending on how much he does.

i would give him $5 a week as long as he saves $2.50 a week for his savings account at the bank.

which means he has half to spend on whatever he wants.

and then yet again he is saving money for college too.

=)

hope i helped.

Answer 2

if he is nine years old he should get at least 20 dollars for the whole week. My mom use to give us 5 dollars everydayjust incase fopr emergence and if we are hungry coming from school. We had to work for it though by doing chores. You can never give a kid too much money just show himthe values of having it and budget and show him how quicklyit can be gone.

I know this lady across the street fromme and she gives her son a hundred dollars every two weeks. He is a serious geek and he saves his money to invest in his computer knowledge.

Answer 3

If he does chores and helps around the house, maybe $10 a week? I know that sounds low but he's only 9! I didn't even get that much when I was in middle school!

Answer 4

$5 a week, if all chores are done.

Answer 5

I agree with doubletap_downzero... Make them jobs around the house so the child realize that we don't have to give them money, If they work for it we will give it to them.

Answer 6

first of all, how old are you and how much do you get?

tell him five bucks a month. 60 bucks a year, sound good?

Answer 7

Depends on what hes doing for chores.

Maybe 5 bucks, but it really depends on the chores.

Answer 8

$9.00 $5.00 $10.00 $0.00

Answer 9

He should get chores tell your dad $1 for each chore he does

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Answer 10

about 30 dollars a week, these  people saying 5 dollars a week must've grown up in the 1970's, I got 5 dollars a week back in 1980 and inflation has risen

Answer 11

What would a 9 year old do with that?

I always received $5ish. However, I had to help around the house. Make sure he has to earn it so he doesn't grow up spoiled!

Answer 12

depends on what he wants it for. does he work for it?

i think he should get from 1 -10 depending on behavior that week.

Answer 13

My 8 yr old gets .50 per chore.  Some weeks its $5, and some weeks its $10.  He usually sets himself a goal and we put it up on the refridgerator so he knows how much he still needs, like if he's wanting to buy himself a special game or toy or something.  He knows what he has to do to get it.  Works well for us :)

Answer 14

It all depends on what exactly he is doing.  If he's doing a few small things around the house then it should be no more then $5.  But of course that price would change if he was doing much more than simple chores.

Answer 15

Let's see, I got $3 back in the 80's.

Considering todays inflation, about $159 bucks a week.

heh.

I would say $5 bucks.

Answer 16

i am 11 and when i was that age it depended how much work i did if i raked leaves i would get $2.00 and if if i moed the lawn i would get $3.00. then if i took out garbage i would get $4.00 . when i washed the dishes i would get $4.00.Then i would keep a chart to see how much i did then i added it up so about $12.00

Answer 17

i dont evan get pocket money and im 16

when i was eight i got 2 dollars for taking the rubbish bins out

defianley nto 10 dollars

Answer 18

I got and still get the double of my age per month.

Answer 19

I would say $5 or $10 per week. Depends on what his chores are that he should get allowance for.

Answer 20

for  a 9 year old I would say no more than $10 a week maybe more like $5 or $7

Answer 21

It really depends on what kind of work he does.  $15 or $20 a chore sounds good.

Answer 22

when i was 10 my dad use to give me $5 bucks for allowance, and now my 11yr old gets $10 bucks for allowance, so i'd say around $5-$9 bucks if fine for a 9yr old.

Answer 23

No more that $10 and no less than $3 so about $5-$7. But really, what does he need to buy? He would only save it for toys and spend it on candy.

Answer 24

Hiiii.

a nine year old?

my brother is ten, and he gets 5.

My sister is thirteen and she gets 10.

they dont need more then that.

Answer 25

5-10 dollars, nothing over that.

Answer 26

In my house nothing.  I don't believe in paying children to live in a home I provide for them.

Answer 27

I don't believe in allowance, persay, and I never had one as a kid. What I did have was the opportunity to earn money (yes, even at 9 years old). My parents always turned routine chores into money opportunities - empty the dishwasher, earn 25 cents, vaccum the living room, earn 50 cents, mow the lawn, earn 2 dollars. They got their chores done with little fuss, I got to "earn" my money, and I think that was a whole lot better than just having the appearance of getting money for nothing.

  It instilled in me the concept of "You want money? Then you need to work for it"

Answer 28

I would say about 5 bucks per week.

Answer 29

I am a firm believer that you should earn the money you make.  He's only 9, so he shouldn't be charging a lot.  It's never too early to learn responsibility and have a good work ethic!

It should also be up to him to remember to collect what he's earned.  IF he's legitimately earned it.  This should be within a certain time limit, like a week (ex - he mows the lawn Tuesday but doesn't remember to get paid for it until the next Friday, no pay/time's up).  He does that once or twice and it'll never happen again!

Here's what works for me:

- Rake/mow/shovel - $1.00 per yard/ medium-sized property or smaller

- Wash the dishes or set the table - $0.50 per sink full (happens every day, so keep the charge smaller)

- Take out the trash (when needed, not half bags to get money) - $1.00

- Walk the dog (yours/friend's/neighbor's) - $1.00 per walk, not per dog

- Dust/vacuum (when needed, not randomly just because he want to get paid) - $1.00 per room IF done well

- Clean his room - absolutely nothing since it's his job no matter whether he gets paid or not anyway

Dock the pay somehow for bad behavior at home and school (ex - $0.50 for every disobedience).

Hope this gives you an idea!

Answer 30

At our house, allowance is equal in dollars to what grade the child is in.  For instance, in first grade the child gets $1 per week.  For our family, we give 10% to church and 25% goes into savings.  So, a first grader would get 65 cents per week to use for spending of their choice.  Doesn't give them much, but they can buy their own pack of gum at the grocery store or save for 2 weeks and get a toy at the Dollar Store.  It is strictly a means to get them thinking about money of their own and how to be responsible for it.  Our youngest is now 10 and in 5th grade so she gets $5 a week.  10% goes to church, 25% goes into her savings.  She saves up to buy what she wants from the store.  Sometimes she gives money to other charities and sometimes she buys gifts for her friends out of her spending.  Every family is different, but this has worked for our family for quite some time.  As our older kids got older they used their allowance to buy extra hot lunch at school or buy their own tickets to the movies or saved up to go to an amusement park with friends.  Anything that effects just them as far as entertainment goes they were expected to pay for themselves.  This is money they get every week and is not connected to chores.  Chores are expected to be done as a member of the family.  Everyone has daily and weekly chores.  I keep a list of extra chores that can be done to earn extra money.  A lot depends on your intended purpose of giving allowance.  Our intended purpose was to introduce how to properly manage your money as opposed to an incentive to get our children to do chores.  Chores have always just been an expectation, not to be rewarded or punished, just accomplished because they had to be done.

Answer 31

I think that is bad parenting to let an older sibling decide. Why should a sibling have any say in such a matter?

That said, the 'proper' allowance amount depends on where you live and other economic factors. $5 could be fine, but in some areas of the country where things cost significantly more, $5 won't buy you much.