AkoroShould pocket money depend on chores?
The advice splits. A common compromise is to keep everyday chores unpaid and pay for bigger jobs.
What families do
Among Rooster Card users, NatWest says almost a third (30%) of children do chores as a condition of getting pocket money.
The case for linking them
MoneyHelper says paying teaches that you usually have to work for money, and that chores may be more likely to get done. Rooster Money adds that children respond to incentives, and take pride in having earned something.
The case against
MoneyHelper says it may not suit you if you want children to help because they’re asked, not because they’re paid. Rooster Money warns that children may turn down jobs once they have enough money. Raising Children adds that linking the two can lead to bargaining over what each chore is worth.
The compromise
Rooster Money and Raising Children both describe it: everyday chores stay unpaid, and bigger jobs earn extra.
What to do either way
- Keep chores regular and clear, so everyone knows what counts as done.
- Decide before you start which jobs are simply part of family life, and which ones earn money.
- Don’t cut pocket money as a punishment.
For the amounts, see how much to pay for chores. The chore chart maker works with or without money.
Keep track of it in Akoro
Akoro pays a chore’s reward into your child’s balance when you tick it off, or leaves the reward out if you’d rather. Missed chores never take money away. Chores are part of Akoro Pro.
