Allowance update

Author: Ashley

7 Aug

So we’ve officially made the switch over to the new allowance system. It’s going great. I went to Michaels and got her a little wooden box to put the tickets in. I was going to wait until she painted it to post an update so I could show you the box, but that is taking forever. So here is a picture of it unpainted. Soon it will be a rainbow of psychedelic colors. I also couldn’t find raffle tickets anywhere and they were like $20 online with shipping, so I just made my own tickets. I got some scrapbook paper and cut 2×1 inch rectangles. She loves them. Even more than real raffle tickets I think. So the whole set up cost me less than $3.

She is really loving this new system. She likes getting the tickets and putting them in the box. I like that she has more motivation to do her chores and that she is getting credit for them every time. I also like that I can say “If you do [helpful thing] I’ll give you a ticket.” And that is very motivating too. She really wants those tickets!

I was kinda worried that she wouldn’t understand that the tickets represent real money. But yesterday she wanted to take a dollar to school for a drink and she thought I was giving her the allowance she had earned. So I know she does get it. Even though I’m not mean enough to make her spend her allowance on lunch. Since she’s six I’ll still buy her food.

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3 Responses for "Allowance update"

Tiffanie August 8th, 2008 at 1:25 am 1
did you check walmart for raffle tickets? i know they sell them in the stationary department for fairly cheap, and you get a TON of them. may be worth it in the long run depending how man you’re going to end up needing
Ashley August 8th, 2008 at 9:31 am 2
I did look at Walmart, but couldn’t find them. But I don’t know if I looked in the stationary section specifically. I made $20 worth of tickets so I think we should be good. I’ll just reuse them when she cashes them in.
Darlene October 23rd, 2008 at 2:52 pm 3
You might want to try the Dollar Tree for the tix also. I use a point system that works quite nicely. Each chore has a point value and at the end of the week, we add the points up, and my son gets to choose an activity or reward that he can afford with his points. Example: Take out trash=20 points, unload dishwasher=15 points, clean room=20 points, etc… Then for the rewards: go to a movie with Mom=200 points, go out for ice cream and take a friend=150 points, etc… This works well 4 me.
Hope this helps a little for some different ideas.

Darlene in NJ