board paid by child to parent

[missblue]

how much is it acceptable to ask my daughter to pay for her board when she starts full time work?

[Ethel]

The old rule used to be one third of take home pay.

If you don't need the money, you can secretly save it in a high interest account for her to help her when she leaves home.

As she is now a worker, I think it is time she understood the household budget, if she doesn't already. Tell her how much the mortgage/rent, insurances, gas, electric, phone bills, council tax, water rates etc are. Write it all down so she can see how much it costs to run the home.

[Velvetee]

25-30% of her monthly salary. But mutually agree what her rent includes. I.e, will it include her food, doing her laundry and ironing etc.

[wolf63]

My mum told me that I didn't have to give her money if I promised to leave home "..and take your blO0dy dog with you..".

We took the hint - eventually! :-)

[solitude]

I paid 10% of my gross pay; that included food and board as well as laundry. When I got married, my parents gave me all the money back as a wedding present to start us off together.

[Ice.Maiden]

A third of the take-home pay seems fair.

[Goodsoulette]

I think a third of take home pay is a lot, if you are not stashing it to help them get there own place later. I think 40 quid sounds about right to start with.

[ethanryan]

my brother pays my mom 50 a week which includes everything, double room, internet in his room, sky tv in his room. he moaned at first so she wrote down everything she pays out a month and said that he pays her either 50 a week or because it is only the 2 of them living there she will half all the bills and they go 50/50. he soon changed his tune then

[Ice.Maiden]

When my children are old enough to pay board - if they do!! - I'll suggest they pay a third of their wages. They'll be encouraged to save the next third, and spend the remainder on whatever they like. Then when they move out, or reach a certain age, I'll hand back what I've saved for them. If you charge too little, they're never going to understand how expensive it is to live away from home - but we haven't got to that time yet. When it comes, I'll probably be a huge softie and let them off!!!

[puddicat]

my son pays �50 a week but that hasnt gone up since his brother lived here, so i insist that he pays half the phone bill and have of the gardening costs,and any other debts that come in as i am a single parent and dont earn that much why should he pay his digs and whats left his, and me whats left goes into the household!!!!

[Therema]

My Gawd am i being taken for a fool ? both my sons only pay me �20 a week, the older one is in the highest paid job in the factory he works in, the younger one only works 4 days a week and just started a week ago, yesterday was his first wage, but he is really good with his money, if i need anything he buys it, should i kick up a fuss

[puddicat]

yep you should my boy pays �50 a week and that hasnt gone up since his brother lived here say 5years ago you softies i have one wage coming in he helps out i ask to share the phone bill and other incomings you lot are to soft you arent doing them any favours when they move out they cant believe the cost of every day living!!!and cant handle it!