View Poll Results: Should kids have to pay rent/board if living with parents

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  • Yes - if they aren't at school/Uni

    74 46.25%
  • Yes - if they are working (even part time)

    73 45.63%
  • No - not at all. It's the parent's job to support them

    9 5.63%
  • I have no opinion, I just like voting.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dean View Post
    How does one make a poll?
    First you fellas cuts down da tree, den you haff to cut offs da brunches and den u hafs da poll. U can efen hangs da flag off da poll.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Genie View Post
    While he was here he also did some of the 'man' jobs.
    I hope he scrubbed the skiddies off the bowl.

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    Dean, do you honestly think that doing that is payment for doing your washing, buying food for you, paying for your clothes, taking you places, etc etc and the list goes on.
    If you have a job is it not fair that you contribute?
    Would you expect to live ANYWHERE else for free?
    As for wanting to heaer from others of your ownage, not affected by being here in KB/ Grow up boy, we're all KB'ers and we will step on you if you keep up the whinning/No red justa tune up.Get real, help out with the chores and pay your own way.Nothing feels better than not owing anyone anything/
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    I paid board (cash money) as soon as I started full time work. Before that I had a fair list of jobs to do around the house.
    I'm the same way with my kids. Even my 6 year old has a list of jobs he has to do.
    What example is it setting to young people if they can't get the idea that the world owes them NOTHING and the only way to get ahead is to actually go out and work.
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    The longer you live in this fairyland Dean the bigger the rude awakening will be when you finally reach the real world. I paid $90 to my mum a week and was earning a little over $400 net when I got my 1st full time job - and I knew I was getting a good deal. And that list of chores you noted is _nothing_ compared to what you'll be doing for yourself.

    HTFU, pay some rent, get on with your life (You have a bike and a lot of free time , with bugger all responsibilities - you are in an enviable position.)

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    My eldest is paying $100 a week full board, for this he gets all his food, laundry a double room with the best view in the house and access to my beer fridge (nervous twitch). He works casual shifts that pay good money and can work pretty much as much as he likes so is able to pay this and run a nice Audi A4.
    Currently he busting his ass in Summer Uni (12 hr days inc library study) to get better grades on a couple of Maths courses to get on the Degree he wants in Feb so not taking any shifts so am happy to 'overlook' the odd week

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    My kids were both told they'd be paying full market-price board starting the week they left school.

    And that's what happened, although the price was a touch under the cost of a flat.

    All the money they paid goes to help pay for their first house. They didn't know about that bit though.
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    My parents are living overseas at the moment... so they pay US kids housekeeping money to look after the house

    But i definitely feel bad about it, if i had my way i'd be paying board, especially since im no longer at uni!!
    Yeah, nah.

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    Quote Originally Posted by huff3r View Post
    My parents are living overseas at the moment... so they pay US kids housekeeping money to look after the house

    But i definitely feel bad about it, if i had my way i'd be paying board, especially since im no longer at uni!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dean View Post
    This is stupid, all of these are parents what do you think they would vote farken hell. Just looking for an excuse to put up a thread arent ya.

    Fail thread.
    Well who do you think owns the houses, has the jobs, pays the bills - and had the kids in the first place.

    Bad News: On the whole teenagers and youngsters DON"T make the rules, run the business's, make the laws or otherwise call the shots in life.

    The 'Old' people who happen also to be the parents do that.
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    Shameless cut an paste from the other thread......

    Quote Originally Posted by Dean View Post
    Originally Posted by Dean Im an idiot,

    -First off does your mum and father love you, which is a yes

    - What happens if you refuse to pay board, they threaten you to put you out on the street!.
    Fucken ay to that!.

    So you want to be able to earn $400 or more a week and pay sweet fuck all to live!.

    Fuck i earn a lot more than that and don't really have any disposable income after all the BILLS
    are payed but that is life,part of being grown up and responsible something you are yet to learn!....

    what gives you the right to bludge off your parents /step parents when you are working....
    or do you expect everything in life for free?.

    FUCKIN GROW SOME BALLS AND BE A MAN DEAN!!!!!!!!!!
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    Look Nallac I only give one massage a day so I dont make much, and I got two great pair of balls, silky smooth I might add.

    To everyone else, can we drop it, lets not argue this any further at the end of the day what goes on in my home is none of your buisness and neither is it for me about what goes on in your household. Please I beg of you just drop it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dean View Post
    Look Nallac I only give one massage a day so I dont make much, and I got two great pair of balls, silky smooth I might add.

    To everyone else, can we drop it, lets not argue this any further at the end of the day what goes on in my home is none of your buisness and neither is it for me about what goes on in your household. Please I beg of you just drop it.
    It becomes their business when you start discussing it on a public internet forum!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dean View Post
    Look Nallac I only give one massage a day so I dont make much, and I got two great pair of balls, silky smooth I might add.

    To everyone else, can we drop it, lets not argue this any further at the end of the day what goes on in my home is none of your buisness and neither is it for me about what goes on in your household. Please I beg of you just drop it.
    Things going slowly on K'rd?.

    Two great pair?hmmm thats a bit weird....

    Just Wait till puberty sets in and they won't be silky smooth...

    Anyways,What do you think would be a fair amount to pay for board if you are working?
    after neg with the folks?...
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    Quote Originally Posted by nallac View Post
    Things going slowly on K'rd?.

    Two great pair?hmmm thats a bit weird....

    Just Wait till puberty sets in and they won't be silky smooth...

    Anyways,What do you think would be a fair amount to pay for board if you are working?
    after neg with the folks?...
    Im not a dodgy massuese.
    I think the fair amount depends on circumstances and should always be donated to the parents or contributed not on a fixed price.

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