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We never had pocket money when I was a kid.
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We never had pocket money when I was a kid.
You should have been a "Junior Janitor" then.
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08-02-2018, 04:03 PM
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Re: Children cleaning Schools

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We never had pocket money when I was a kid.
You poor sod. I did. Until mum went through her depressed stage and decided to split what was then Child Allowance. She took some for my board and lodging and gave me £3.00 a week to buy my own food, shampoo, clothing and anything else I needed. She charged us 50p to do our washing so I undercut her to boost my income (if they supplied the powder).
She also charged us 2p for an egg ...but I couldn't lay my own so had to cough up if I wanted one.
I can't believe I'm writing this ..it makes me sound weird.
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08-02-2018, 04:15 PM
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Re: Children cleaning Schools

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You poor sod. I did. Until mum went through her depressed stage and decided to split what was then Child Allowance. She took some for my board and lodging and gave me £3.00 a week to buy my own food, shampoo, clothing and anything else I needed. She charged us 50p to do our washing so I undercut her to boost my income (if they supplied the powder).
She also charged us 2p for an egg ...but I couldn't lay my own so had to cough up if I wanted one.
I can't believe I'm writing this ..it makes me sound weird.
Everything we needed was provided for my siblings and myself by our parents. However, it would have been a good idea to have pocket money so we could learn from a young age how to manage money. When I had my first job at 17, as a doctor's receptionist, it was a steep learning curve.

Our children were given pocket money as soon as they were old enough to buy their own sweets and comics. Our eldest girl would negotiate the pocket money rates for the year with her father on January 1st. He also had to add the 'tooth fairy' contributions for her and her sisters for the previous year. Funny, our kids had more teeth than anyone else. I can't remember exactly how much the kids got in pocket money in the 70s and 80s, the odd pound or two I suppose. We are still helping out when we see a need.
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08-02-2018, 07:00 PM
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No pocket money for us either

I got a paper round for £3 a week at 13. I thought I was ever so rich
 
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