How old is your kid? I got my first job at 14 working at a grocery store where id work evenings and weekends during the school year, then in the summers from ages 14-18 I'd get a second Job working 40 hours a week, plus still working at the grocery store. In the summers I'd usually work between 50-60 hours a week, sometimes more. My parents never made me, it was my choice.
My parents would pay for the necessary items like clothes, shoes and food. But I always had to pay for luxury items like going out for lunch, gas money, insurance, truck, and phone bill. I bought my first truck at 16 for $14,000 from savings.
It depends on lot of things, such as your kids age, what he's interested in, and how much he makes. Maybe you could slowly start to make him pay for more things over time.
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