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How much rent should a teenager pay?

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    How much rent should a teenager pay?

    My son, who lives with his mum, has just finished college and is looking for a job. In the meantime, he has a bit of part-time work on the go. He earns maybe £80 a week. I don't any longer pay my ex towards his keep since he's now over 18 and not in full time education.

    How much rent should he pay his mother?

    I heard that 20% is common, but a quick Google reveals some people saying trotting out a rule of thumb that teenagers should "pay board 1/3, save 1/3, spend 1/3".

    What do you do?

    My ex is an unreasonable bitch, so for anyone thinks "be nice, don't charge him anything", don't bother replying !

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    Until he's working proper I wouldn't take anything if he's only getting £80 a week, but if your ex is saying she wants a token £20 seems fair
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      #3
      I find this whole practice of parents taking rent money from their kids abhorrent.

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        #4
        Originally posted by AtW View Post
        I find this whole practice of parents taking rent money from their kids abhorrent.
        I would say a token £20/£25 would suffice.

        My 5 year old daughter pays £5 per week from her savings and my 2 year old son a nominal 50p or some Haribo depending on what's available.
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          #5
          Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
          My 5 year old daughter pays £5 per week from her savings and my 2 year old son a nominal 50p or some Haribo depending on what's available.

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            #6
            Originally posted by AtW View Post
            I find this whole practice of parents taking rent money from their kids abhorrent.
            It's not about money. It's about teaching the kids financial responsibility. Is this not the whole idea?

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              #7
              Originally posted by AtW View Post
              I find this whole practice of parents taking rent money from their kids abhorrent.
              Yet another subject you have no experience of but nevertheless have a strong opinion.

              You need to learn to let some things go, life flows better that way.
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                #8
                Originally posted by rd409 View Post
                It's about teaching the kids financial responsibility.
                How is that grabbing a sizeable chunk of their hard earnings already heavily taxed helps?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Platypus View Post
                  How much rent should he pay his mother?

                  I heard that 20% is common, but a quick Google reveals some people saying trotting out a rule of thumb that teenagers should "pay board 1/3, save 1/3, spend 1/3".What do you do?
                  We have always followed the rule of thumb stated. It has always seemed eminently fair to all of our kids to follow that rule too. Part of the job of parenting is to prepare them to stand on their own feet. If you mollycoddle and pamper them too much then all you are likely to end up with is maladjusted cuckoos like AtW and sasguru that will be an eternal burden upon you with their complete inability to do anything for themselves without laborious reassurance and coaxing.

                  HTH

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
                    If you mollycoddle and pamper them too much then all you are likely to end up with is maladjusted cuckoos like AtW and sasguru that will be an eternal burden upon you with their complete inability to do anything for themselves without laborious reassurance and coaxing.
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