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

[MaxB]

My eldest is waiting to see if she has got her place at uni. If she studies = no rent.

If she takes a year out and gets a job its $100 pw no ifs and no buts.

The one thing she will not be allowed to do is sit around at home on the benefit. I have said if she does that I will take all her benefit and give her a few bucks pocket money. IMO you only take the handout if you are desperate, not as some lifestyle choice.

[peasea]

and I got two great pair of balls,

Two pairs!!??

I don't know if that's lucky or icky. Probably be quite lucrative in the prono market, I bet you go off like a fire extiguisher.

[Str8 Jacket]

Dear God, I was flatting and going to school (school cert) at the age of 15 alongside a part time job so that I could eat....

[Pascal]

Simply put I would like to hear opinions of more younger modern teens who arent so frequent on this site because im not the best character to take sides with on here, or so Im told.

Do the sheep get a vote on what the wolf wants for dinner? Of bloody course if you poll "younger modern teens" they are going to want a free ride. It is what their generation has mostly been raised to do and expect from life - free rides. Same token, if you ask the people who are paying the way for those younger modern teens, of bloody course they're mostly going to want them to take some responsibility as well.

To the poll question, I paid my way whenever I was working. That includes when I first landed in NZ and was looking for work - my dad wasn't giving me a free ride then and I wouldn't have expected him to.

My kids will pay their way as well, but fairly. It helps to teach responsibility and accountabilty and helps prepare a kid for moving into their own lives and carving out a slice of the world for themselves. If they do not understand or value money or comprehend that eating and sleeping and doing laundry has a cost, they will most likely struggle once they need to take care of themselves. My job, as a parent, is to ensure they have the best chances possible in life. Teaching them those lessons are almost required.

[Pascal]

All the money they paid goes to help pay for their first house. They didn't know about that bit though.

I like that idea. I'm going to have to steal that one if you don't mind ...

[scumdog]

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.

Yeah, if the parents are unthinking enough to demand a fixed price it would be best to bugger off and leave home - THAT would show 'em eh!

(Oh, but then you would have to find another place to stay - one that would be happy to just get donations or contributions.....)

[White trash]

No because you frequent this site, and you and I both know we have had some arguements that got too out of hand on here.

Im looking for the teens that never really speak on here, the ones that havent come in contact with me on this site.

Can I say something? You're not coming accross to well here boy-o.

Even Skiddy, who I simply can not stand, manages to stand on his own two feet in difficult times of earning and doesn't expect his parents to house/cloth/feed him. Get a fucken clue you bludger.

[vifferman]

OK then, "parents" who are voting - what happened when you were the kid?

Both my wife and I left home at 18, so we had to pay our own way.

[brendonjw]

Was a teen not so long ago, had to pay board when i got my part time job (whilst still at high school - This followed through to Uni) Got a full time job and the board went up accordingly, Left home and rent was even more... But it helped teach me to pay my own way. I bought my own cars etc while studyn as well, my parents gave me a small loan for the first one which i paid back, it was preping me for the real world and im glad they did it.

[Swoop]

Damn right! If the kids are bringing money into the house, then they can pay some of that to the parents. Food, electricity, internet, water, etc, does not get supplied for free. I guess that "home & away" "shortarse St" etc doesn't show that aspect of life...

No more free riding at home! Jog or get out!

That is a splendid idea! Jogging on a treadmill that can supply power to the household.

[crazyhorse]

Damn right! If the kids are bringing money into the house, then they can pay some of that to the parents. Food, electricity, internet, water, etc, does not get supplied for free. I guess that "home & away" "shortarse St" etc doesn't show that aspect of life...



That is a splendid idea! Jogging on a treadmill that can supply power to the household.

I meant joB ops: But jogging won't go amiss either for her.... get her off the couch

[sunhuntin]

young guy i worked with for a while... he was in 6th form last year. by about september, he was working 3 jobs as well as school during the day. his first job started about 3am and finished at 8. his next job started after school. and he worked saturdays all day. he eventually quit the saturday job so he could have a break. not long after, he moved out of home to flat. he has also quit school as moving out meant he had to pay the fees, which he couldnt afford to do. he is planning on doing a free carpentry course next year, which will give him a stack load of quals. he did level one i think last year and passed easily.

personally, i think all people living with their parents should pay board so long as they are working. im lucky... i pay $60 a week, but im going to up that while my parents are away. i also have access to dads bank number, so i can sneakily transfer money to his account whenever i want to.

[Swoop]

But jogging won't go amiss either for her.... get her off the couch

Go on! Hook her up to the tredmill/generator!
Free electrical power and she gets fit at the same time!!

(I was looking at a treadmill in a sports shop the other day, and wondered why there was an electrical cord and plug coming out of it... SURELY it IS for putting power back INTO the power grid...)

[crazyhorse]

Go on! Hook her up to the tredmill/generator!
Free electrical power and she gets fit at the same time!!

(I was looking at a treadmill in a sports shop the other day, and wondered why there was an electrical cord and plug coming out of it... SURELY it IS for putting power back INTO the power grid...)

hmmmmm, now lets see...............nope, its not!

Its really there so you need to exert yourself less and let the machine do all the work

[crazyhorse]

I showed this thread to my stroppy 17 year old, and she quite promptly replied, well .... $50 is all I am going to pay, because that is what Travis had to pay, so you can't ask me to pay any more!

However, that was 3 years ago, and things have gone up since then. She's had 5 months of paying nothing, if she doesn't like - she can leave. The door is wide open