Should kids have to pay rent or board when living with parents?

**avgas** · 20th January 2010, 14:12

I voted:
"Yes - if they aren't at school/Uni "
but in reality I would like to tick
"Yes - if they are over 15 and not at college/high school"
Fuck having uni kids at home not paying rent......i would charge them $50/week for being so lazy to not move out.....
the $50 will go into a bank account so that when I retire I wont have to ask them for money.

**crazyhorse** · 20th January 2010, 14:21

Originally Posted by wickle

get her off the couch.no contribution(jobs around home) no money , no power, no gameboy, no TV> soon no want to live at home... note taken fuse out of power box toys dont work.

TV remotes hidden.............. tick
Modum removed.............. tick
Power cord to laptop removed............. tick
No spending money from Mum ...... tick
Tried to make home life un-intersting...... tick

All done - except fuses removed - hmmmm, would hate to turn off fridge/freezer though LOL

**avgas** · 20th January 2010, 14:29

Originally Posted by Dean

I work chores at the house, Dishes, do my room, bit of Gardening, fold the washing.

Daily......no offense man but in the big world you have to work an 8 hour day - 5 days a week just to live. I should hope you would be doing 1/4 of that.........but i imagine not

**ajturbo** · 20th January 2010, 14:34

Luke pays his way... although i do not bitch... toooo much if he is late paying... but i make sure he pays...

if i were not here, he would have to fend for himself....

by the way.. he pays his FULL share of all costs....there are no hand outs here... if he doesn't like it, he can move out and i have told him this, some days i wish he would... dam duff, duff music

**Mully** · 20th January 2010, 15:28

Originally Posted by ajturbo

dam duff, duff music

Should get him to switch to the ounst, ounst stuff instead.

**Cheshire Cat** · 20th January 2010, 19:55

Originally Posted by Thani-B

Well, Dean, nothing against you personally, but I agree with all the "parents" that are voting. As soon as I left school I started paying board, and while studying at uni I didn't have to pay. I finished uni and moved out and was flatting with some friends, a few months later I moved back home and started paying board again. I think its good. If I hadn't known what to expect when I went flatting, I would have been so much more broke than I was when I moved back home.

IMO That's a bit harsh...

harsh is reality though!

**Genestho** · 20th January 2010, 20:39

I was gone a week afer my 16th birthday, and never went back, even when there were only packets of noodles on the menu!

After rent, and power there wasn't a whole lot left from minimum wage!

And so yea, I believe kids should pay board and do jobs! A snippet of reality does do no harm to budding grownups!

**Goblin** · 20th January 2010, 20:42

See my sig...

**Pussy** · 20th January 2010, 20:45

Originally Posted by Goblin

See my sig...

MotoTT trackdays.... your young fellas got to shout you a trackday??

**quickbuck** · 20th January 2010, 20:54

Originally Posted by Pussy

MotoTT trackdays.... your young fellas got to shout you a trackday??

Oath....
That 'ill teach the little blighters for playing up.....

I can see that working well, actually.

You come home late, you got to give me $150 so I can have some fun, while you stay home and look at the empty pantry..... SWEET!

**ajturbo** · 20th January 2010, 22:48

Originally Posted by T.G.W

I was gone a week afer my 16th birthday, and never went back, even when there were only packets of noodles on the menu!

After rent, and power there wasn't a whole lot left from minimum wage!

And so yea, I believe kids should pay board and do jobs! A snippet of reality does do no harm to budding grownups!

Minimum wage?? hell try living on apprenticeship wages.... was a % of minimum wage....
but you ( well i did) find the money to save .. yes save, for a bike, beer and girls.. in that order. didn't have a visa till i was 25...

**Goblin** · 21st January 2010, 07:06

Originally Posted by Pussy

MotoTT trackdays.... your young fellas got to shout you a trackday??

Originally Posted by quickbuck

Oath....
That 'ill teach the little blighters for playing up.....

I can see that working well, actually.

You come home late, you got to give me $150 so I can have some fun, while you stay home and look at the empty pantry..... SWEET!

Yes...it's their job to make my life easier.

**bittertwistedcute** · 21st January 2010, 07:16

Originally Posted by Mully

Inspired by Dean's assertion that he shouldn't have to pay board cos he lives with his parents.

What are your thoughts?

If you comment, please add whether you had/have kids at home.

(now, how do I add a poll in this flash new KB?)

If they are studying NO
If they are working YES

Not studying or working is not happening at my house ; ) - cranky mama lol