At what age is too old for an allowance?

I think allowances should be earned, but I also think household chores should be a part of family life that isn't merely done by children for financial gain. They need to learn that they need to pitch in, as well.

I do think that negotiating some spending money is important for teens. I'm not sure yet if I would encourage my children to find after school jobs from 14/15/16. It would really depend on the individual child. Maybe.

From 18, or say within 3 months of finishing high school, I don't think they should be given allowances. They're adults. I don't think it's too much to ask them to work part time, as well as study (saying this from an Australian perspective, where we don't necessarily do the whole move out and live at college thing, which does seem to be the norm for the USA, from what I've seen).

My mother gave my brother and me money for nothing. I wish she'd made us work for it. I've learned some responsibility and such, but I feel like I'm years behind my friends, financially. I wish I'd been taught to save, budget, all the rest. I was lucky that, though I worked part time through my study, I lived at home so I didn't have to worry about rent or bills, and I didn't pay much in terms of board.

Though I've got a better start than my brother. He was getting an allowance for years after he finished highschool. Consequently, he didn't bother getting a job, then all of a sudden found he was 25 and hadn't worked and no employer wants that. The last year has been a steep learning curve for him. If he'd had to earn his money instead of being handed a couple of hundred each week, then I think he'd have gotten off his arse sooner.

Sorry, I ranted. I'm half asleep. I read it back a few times, I *think* I make sense :-S

I think they should be cutt of from 'allowance' at 14, but still be given fair spending money for when they hang out or want a bite to eat, etc. I think they should be taught to realize that being responsible is an obligation, not an option. They should still be given spending money on appropriate occasions, though.

Once you have a job or are out of high school.

I had an allowance for one year. It was $10 a month after that my allowance was as they put it "food, shelter, and life." But ya I don't think kids should get an allowance.

I think they should quit getting allowance when they want their own vehicle and take responsibility for the insurance and gas in it. Otherwise I believe 18 because by this age they need to grow the fuck up.

I didn't really get much of an allowance as a kid, but I think it would be a great thing.

Personally, I don't like the idea of an allowance for chores... chores should be accepted as a natural part of one's home life and I have seen what happens to kids who think that they should be rewarded for doing what they are obligated to do anyway. It's not a pretty sight.

I think that an allowance should be given for the sake of teaching monetary responsibility as well as the gratification of savings. A steadily increasing allowance up until the child graduates high school. This will allow them to be able to have a life and go out and do things but learn that if they want something, they are going to have to save their money to buy it. Too many people go out into the world and buy things that they want but don't have the money to afford and I want my kids to break themselves of the habit, naturally by buying things that they want with their "own" money. However, I do think the allowance should be contingent on completion of the chores, just giving them the money regardless of their actions or behaviors may encourage a nasty entitlement mentality "Give it to me because I'm your kid!".

I think that bonuses should be given for good grades as well as awards and outstanding performance. Success should be recognized in some way or the other, anyway.

I have family members who have children which they give money and toys and whatever they want to and those children go out into the real world thinking that they can just get whatever they want and that those dollar signs and digits mean nothing. I think the bottom line is to teach children that money IS an object and that said object can disappear quickly when you're having too much fun.

I think I stopped getting a very irregular "allowance" when I was about 11 or 12, not sure. After that, I would ask for money if I needed it. If I had been helpful, or done specific chores (like mowing the grass or something) I was given some money, if not I wasn't.

I don't know if this is the best way to go about doing things... my only real advice would be to TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT MONEY. My parents never told me a single thing about budgets, saving, taxes, rent, anything money-related, and I basically learned to use charisma, persuasion, and diplomacy to get myself out of financial binds. NOT the best way to do things, I assure you.

Im 20 and still get allowance my father always did too until he got his inheritance and I'm probably gonna keep getting forever until its all done the inheritance will finish with me cuz it wont be able to continue forever but were just the one percent so dont take it from me

Allowances should stop after school. Kids can inherit the rest.

18, However an allowance should be given only if chores are done, I myself never had an allowance. I did do chores but never got anything, I didn't expect it! Sometimes my dad would slip me a sly 10 here or 20 there (sterling that is) but 18 is when you get into further ed and should be looking to get a job apprenticeship or go to uni! Parents will always look after you but at 18+ they shouldn't need to give you money! They may help you out with things or give you a few bob here and there for no apparent reason, but they shouldn't be giving you money every week month etc for an allowance!

When you live at home and before you have gotten a job/can't get a job.

I didnt start till I started going places with friends in junior high. I stopped when I got a job.

I used to get them when I was much younger. I can't remember what the amount was. A little bit later on, my ex-psychiatrist set up an allowance program where I would have to do certain things and my mother would set the amount. He said $100 a week, but mother couldn't afford is so she settled on $20. It worked for a while, but soon I became "uninterested". I had become used to the fact that when I had seemingly done little, I would still get money. So, I slowly stopped meeting the acquirements and $20 became as low as $5-. Eventually, my mom stopped the system because she realized it was no longer working.

I don't know when it is a good time to stop. I guess when they get a job, but the age a person can work varies from country to country or state to state.

I think allowances should be given at any age as long as they are incentive-based (i.e. you get X amount of money for doing various chores or doing well in school).

Oh and as for when I was little we never got allowance, my mom rarely worked so couldnt afford it, I think one time she gave us each 5 dollars.

When they start to work

After age 12 make them get a paper route if they still have them near you

I really only got an allowance when we had a summer holiday. It wasn't really a choice of my parents. We were just poor. The summer holiday allowance took her a year to save up. If we wanted money we had to earn it. My brother had a paper round aged 8. I think my sister and I were 11 when we got ours.

It would have been good to have a small allowance in order to learn the value of money and how to save better. When I first got a proper job, I was very bad with money. I'm better now but I had to learn and it would have been easier to learn at a younger age.

I don't think there's a set age for cutting off an allowance but I think it should have a greater component of it being "earned" as time goes by.

Allowance should be dropped.

You should only buy children what they need.