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Originally Posted by V
Yeah, it seems unfair to stop paying for stuff just because the kid got a job. If you were going to pay for it before they had a job, you should keep paying for it.
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Yeah, my wife tried that with our son. I had to put a stop to it. I had to explain to her first of all the logistics:
- He was making $20 per week on allowance before; so $80 per month.
- We were paying for his bus pass and cell phone; so about $110 per month.
- With him making about $200 per month at his new job, if he pays for those things he will only be $10 ahead of not working, and I want him to work.
Then of course the thing of us paying for the phone allows us to make the rules regarding the phone. And I think making him pay for his own bus pass is mean, as he needs it to get to and from school.