Free sheet
The 7 allowance decisions, on one page.
Before you pick an amount, there are six other things to decide. This sheet puts all seven in order, with a line to write each answer. About fifteen minutes.
You get the sheet now, then seven short emails over about three weeks on setting up a family money routine. Unsubscribe in one click. We do not ask for your name or your child’s. Privacy
What is on it
Seven decisions, in the order that makes the later ones easier.
- Will we use an allowance at all?Or pay per job, or hand money over when it is needed.
- What is it meant to teach?One sentence. The amount follows from it.
- What is expected regardless, unpaid?The family jobs.
- What can earn extra?Optional jobs, each with a price.
- How often do we pay, and on which day?Weekly, every two weeks or monthly.
- How is the money split, and what does it cover?Spend, save and give.
- How will we review it?A weekly check-in and a monthly review.
What it is, and what it is not
The sheet makes the decisions. A parent can fill it in tonight and know what the family’s allowance rules are.
It does not run them. There is no agreement to sign, no job lists, no weekly log and no monthly review on this page. Those are in Money-Ready Kid, the full system, which is separate and not required.
General educational information for parents. It is not financial advice.
- One page, print and write on it
- US Letter and A4
- No name asked for, and nothing about your child
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