How much "Keep" do you pay

[Octygone]

This is just something that has cropped again, so all you folks who pay your parents for rent, food, laundry and lodging, how much do you pay a month.....and do you think that amount is fair

Misspiggy and carnival clown pay £105 each a month.......are they getting off light?

really do need some feed back on this

[slider]

My son gives us £100 per month. He recently got a new job with better money and volunteered the rise from £60 - £100.

Reckon it helps teach the value of money. I know a few parent who put this allowance aside in a separate bank account (with out the child knowing) and intend to had it back as a "leg up" when junior moves out.

Hmmmm....... may be I should drop this hint as an incentive for him to find his own place

[Skodaboy1983]

I pay £100 a month which I think is quite good, if I'm staying at SWMBO's or on old holiday I sometimes have to pay £50 for the month.

[Dr Zoidberg]

£25 a week for food and accommodation is a bargain.

I wouldn't be surprised if the going rate is higher

[Beretta]

If its only £25 a wek, can some of us come and live with you, as its cheaper than living with "ER" indoors?????

On a serious note, none of us should ever have kids to make money from them, and if your happy with their contribution then so be it.

Knowing its Lorna, increase it to £200 a week.....LOL

[Dr Zoidberg]

I don't think that it's about making money from kids , and not wanting to speak for Octygone , but at £25 a week you'd be lucky if that covered the food and electricity bills , let alone started paying back the tens of thousands of pounds that have been spent on them so far.

If it was my (entirely hypothetical) kids I'd be more inclined to let them pay a smaller amount if I knew most of their wages were being saved towards paying for their independence , compared to them spending it on going to the pub as is the natural tendency at that age.

[Gwilo]

£400 per month. when I left uni is was £340, so for what I'm on now and for what i get in return, i think that's pretty good.
I suppose it's moved to more of a "house share" situation than "living with parents", at least in practice.
Cheaper than some of the alternatives like cramped apartments in seedier districts of Manchester.......

As a percentage, my "board and lodging" accounts for 25% of take home pay.
But then, I am older and probably earn a bit more than Lorna and Kevin - so it's "horses for courses".

[philje123]

I used to pay £30 a week all those years ago... didn't mind paying it either as i was working and understood that it was costing my parents to keep me and i guess i was old enough to look after myself etc...

My partner had it rough... chucked out of house at 15 and had to live on own from age of 16 while going to college/uni!

[ag.morley]

Steven, My yougest pays his mum £160 every four weeks, when he gets paid.......Nasty old Dad has Informed him it will be £160 a week soon due to Inflation to which he replied.........The last word ended in Off..

[mluton]

I use to pay £80 a month 3 years ago, when I lived with the parents, which was cheap.

Now i feel the crunch with everything living with SWMBO.

[Tom_vRS]

As its Lorna, I pay £300 a month, the least of all my friends, and some pay as much as £500. £400 would seem fair imho.



I think £105 is not far off the mark. Up to about £40 a week is reasonable in my eyes.

[Johnny50]

IIRC i used to pay around £40 per week.
But i left home in 1999..

[djswivel]

I pay £150, but I have to do the gardening, clean the cars and fix their computer when Dad buggers it up.

Not too bad really, the idea of me paying so little was to save towards a deposit - ended up with a fabia instead.

[VRStu]

It was mentioned above Rob, I think it's about teaching them the value of money as well as supporting your costs to house them.

I think it should be proportionate to their earnings, not taking all of their money but equally they need to know how it feels to have to support themselves and the harsh reality of putting a roof over your head.

Both of them are fortunate enough to drive pretty new cars, probably much newer then many of their similar aged friends so that would lead you to believe that things weren't overly tight for them. If you think they can afford a small increase without putting them into difficulty then I see no reason why not and if it means they have to do another couple of hours over time then welcome to the real world guys.

[TeflonTom]

shouldn't living with dear old mum and dad be free

[Dr Zoidberg]

Originally Posted by TeflonTom

shouldn't living with dear old mum and dad be free

Yes , until you are 16

[Tom_vRS]

My parents have eased off, and now the vRS has gone, they can see I'm making positive efforts to clear debts and save up for my own independance, then I can't see them getting too upset. Also the reality is, aside from the electric stuff in the bedroom, I eat most meals at friends houses etc, keep out from under their feet at weekends, and generally try to do as they please. On top of that, I seem to be a taxi service for them, coach my little brother with revision etc, do most of the DIY, cutting the lawn etc...

As long as the kids aren't treating the place like a hotel, mucking in where they can, and not generally taking the ****...

[Babs]

I'm living with my Dad (at 22) and he charges nothing.

Him and Mum decided that they were gonna charge me rent, then give it back to me, but Dad didn't seem to want to bother when Mum died.

I do however help with the shopping, giving him lifts etc, help with any cars he's fiddling about with

[mattbeef]

Pay the parents £120 a month but they dont mind as they know that ill be gone in September

[skodagirl1985]

I feel Like I getting ripped off when I stay at home. £160 a month.