With the chore calculator from Finder.com, you can enter in your child’s age, the chore and state you live in — in turn it gives you an amount to pay for the chore and a weekly total.
Allowances appear to be going beyond their weekly stipends and making their way into the realm of individual pay depending on the chore in question.
Gone are the days of doing work around the house and getting money at the end of the week for personal entertainment. With the chore calculator from Finder.com, you can enter in your child’s age, the chore and state you live in — in turn it gives you an amount to pay for the chore and a weekly total.
Taking out the trash
In Texas taking out the trash would be quite the earnings for kids aged 6-9. Taking out the trash three times a week would result in $1.93 for the chore and $5.79 at the end of the week. For ages 10-13 it’s $7.06, and ages 14-17 it’s $10.14
Mowing the lawn and yard work
This seems to be the traditional earning effort passed down through the generations to make a few bucks. Kids aged 10-13 in Texas could make $7.04 a week for one day of work, and teens 14-17 could make $11.11.
Doing laundry
For kids 6-9 in Texas, doing the laundry three times a week would be $3.47 for the chore and a total of $10.42 at the end of the week. For 10-13-year-olds, doing the laundry three times a week could result in $12.96 when all is said and done, and 14-17-year-olds could see weekly pay to the tune of $15.83.