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irisng
18-09-12, 17:39
How much do you parents give your kids school allowance?
1) Primary
2) Secondary
3) JC / Polytechnic (full time)
4) University

Just to share share.;)
buttercarp
18-09-12, 18:25
I give my secondary school kids $10 per day.
carbuncle
18-09-12, 19:48
back when I was schooling (mata already wear pants lah)

primary 50c per day
secondary 2$ per day
poly 250$ per month
uni already working, study part time
zeamybro
18-09-12, 20:30
This was for me:

Secondary - $5/day (in the 90s)
Jc - $200/mth
Army - NIL (cos have army allowance)
Uni - NIL (using savings from army allowance)
carbuncle
18-09-12, 21:11
suddenly I realised something. you have a sister called Amy? lol
zeamybro
18-09-12, 22:05
suddenly I realised something. you have a sister called Amy? lol

You referring to me? Haha, no, my sis is not called Amy, she no ang moh mia one :p
stiook
18-09-12, 22:27
Kid in P1 - $2... not sure if too much.
radha08
18-09-12, 22:30
Kid in P1 - $2... not sure if too much.

mine p6-$2
stiook
18-09-12, 22:32
mine p6-$2

Err.... but canteen food same price for P1 or P6 right? So should be fine...:beats-me-man:
irisng
19-09-12, 08:03
Back during my time, my Sec school allowance was $24 per month but my school was within walking distance, so no transport cost incurred.

Now I give my kids:-
Primary - $2
Secondary - $4
Poly - $6 (son) & $10 (daughter) - because of food inflation
Uni - $400 per month (approx $15 per day). Is it not enough or too much?
Girls tend to buy more things than boys especially on their clothing and cosmetic/face washer.
OLY99
19-09-12, 09:17
Kid in P1 - $2... not sure if too much.

my gal's childcare organised a trip to primary school and was told to prepare $2 for their spending there. end up the meal cost $1.50 and left with $0.50 not even enuf to buy drink!!!! i was so shock that $2 is not enuf and the food cost $1.50. tot food around $0.80. does MOE know about the food price in school???
bigbertha
19-09-12, 09:21
My daze ...

primary 50c per day
secondary $1.50 per day (exclude transport - buy bus stamp)
JC $4 (parents) / $5 (from many many rich friends) per month

btw, the many $5 loans from the many rich friends still outstanding ... :doh:
CondoWE
19-09-12, 09:30
P1-P2, S$1.00/day
P3-P4, S$1.50/day
P5-P6, S$2.00/day

Double the original daily allowance if stay back for school CCA, supplement lesson...etc.

Secondary...??? Year end then decide..:D !
carbuncle
19-09-12, 10:16
ya.... ze Amy Bro

the Amy's brother

lol
KarenK
19-09-12, 21:06
my son is starting Pri 1 next year. We took a walk round the canteen during the Pri 1 registration to suss out how much pocket money to give him. Meals start at around $1.50 to $2??? for a pri sch? :eek:

his sch is a single session sch so may have to give him more if he needs to stay so we are estimating perhaps $3-$4 a day with some buffer?? :scared-5:
East Lover
19-09-12, 23:27
Mine P6, $5 mon-wed as need to stay for cca n classes, $3 thus-fri, $10 if no school bus. Need to take taxi back :doh:
CondoWE
19-09-12, 23:40
Mine P6, $5 mon-wed as need to stay for cca n classes, $3 thus-fri, $10 if no school bus. Need to take taxi back :doh:

P6 cannot take bus meh..:doh: !

Saw some P3,P4 student already taking bus by themselves but my P6 started a bit late around P5 period :D .
irisng
20-09-12, 08:30
Before we shifted to our new house in the West, my P6 son Primary school was within walking distance. Never took bus by himself before. We didn't change the school for him because it was his last yr in Pr school. We show him once how to take the bus home to our new house (no direct bus, need to change bus and still need to walk quite a distance on both sides), and the next day, he did it all by himself. So if you don't let them try, you will never know, sometimes they can be even better than us.:o
East Lover
20-09-12, 09:22
Before we shifted to our new house in the West, my P6 son Primary school was within walking distance. Never took bus by himself before. We didn't change the school for him because it was his last yr in Pr school. We show him once how to take the bus home to our new house (no direct bus, need to change bus and still need to walk quite a distance on both sides), and the next day, he did it all by himself. So if you don't let them try, you will never know, sometimes they can be even better than us.:o
we don't have direct bus as well. instead of spending half an hour under the hot sun, i'd rather ask him to come home within 10 mins. Some of my friends all do like this, eventhough their kids in sec school, meaning aother side of singapore, they will take taxi home if no school bus. what to do, use money to buy time loh.
CondoWE
20-09-12, 09:55
we don't have direct bus as well. instead of spending half an hour under the hot sun, i'd rather ask him to come home within 10 mins. Some of my friends all do like this, eventhough their kids in sec school, meaning aother side of singapore, they will take taxi home if no school bus. what to do, use money to buy time loh.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: , rich ppl use money to buy time...once you rip..yr kid will be paralyzed without taxi or car...:doh: !
buttercarp
20-09-12, 10:07
Time is money.
If you have sufficient money, it is wiser to employ someone else to do the menial tasks and you make use of the time to earn more than what you pay them.
Downgrading of lifestyle is hard at first, but singapore transport system is efficient lah, take bus , mrt is not a problem lah.
irisng
20-09-12, 11:45
I know of someone who give $1,000 to his sec school daughter for her allowance. Her mum kept part of her allowance as saving and left with a bit for her only. :p
CondoWE
20-09-12, 16:06
I know of someone who give $1,000 to his sec school daughter for her allowance. Her mum kept part of her allowance as saving and left with a bit for her only. :p

Wow..He must be a billionaire liao......:scared-4: !
CondoWE
20-09-12, 16:55
I know of someone who give $1,000 to his sec school daughter for her allowance. Her mum kept part of her allowance as saving and left with a bit for her only. :p

oh..4get to ask 1K per day or per month har :rolleyes: !
irisng
21-09-12, 08:10
oh..4get to ask 1K per day or per month har :rolleyes: !

Oops.. forgot to mention, is $1k per month. Their 1st home was a 3 rm HDB flat, then upgrade to 5 rm HDB flat, now upgrade to a $2m pc.:scared-1: He is not a billionaire but a businessman.
lifeline
21-09-12, 10:53
ya.... ze Amy Bro

the Amy's brother

lol


or
Zea (is) my bro ? :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZE:A
carbuncle
21-09-12, 11:09
or
Zea (is) my bro ? :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZE:A

bit of a long shot, that.
lifeline
21-09-12, 11:29
bit of a long shot, that.

ya... muz ask him to decode :D
zeamybro
22-09-12, 00:46
HAHA, i din know there was this minor discussion on my nick here. Yeah, it supposed to be broken up into "Zea-My-Bro" ...
buttercarp
22-09-12, 01:06
HAHA, i din know there was this minor discussion on my nick here. Yeah, it supposed to be broken up into "Zea-My-Bro" ...

LOL.... i read it as simi bro :p !
carbuncle
22-09-12, 08:45
who is zea???
lifeline
22-09-12, 09:17
HAHA, i din know there was this minor discussion on my nick here. Yeah, it supposed to be broken up into "Zea-My-Bro" ...

yea ... i got it right. :D
thinking of either zea the person or the group. like bro carb asked, who is zea?
zeamybro
22-09-12, 12:13
Zea is my real bro ... Set up an acct with this nick many many yrs ago when we were playing some online games ...
radha08
22-09-12, 12:15
Zea is my real bro ... Set up an acct with this nick many many yrs ago when we were playing some online games ...

where u now bro in the que...:confused:

at SHENG KEE:D:D:D
zeamybro
22-09-12, 12:17
where u now bro in the que...:confused:

at SHENG KEE:D:D:D

Aiya I went to Xiang Ji eventually abt an hr ago ....LOL
radha08
22-09-12, 12:23
Aiya I went to Xiang Ji eventually abt an hr ago ....LOL

in case u out of ideas as recomended by the Foodguru...:cheers5:

http://www.tiantianchickenrice.com/location.html
buttercarp
22-09-12, 13:33
yea ... i got it right. :D
thinking of either zea the person or the group. like bro carb asked, who is zea?

Bro carb = carbuncle?
Gee, then can i be his sister cos i am carp :) ?
zeamybro
22-09-12, 14:29
Bro carb = carbuncle?
Gee, then can i be his sister cos i am carp :) ?

Carbuncle & Carpbutter :jump-for-joy:
carbuncle
22-09-12, 15:32
Bro carb = carbuncle?
Gee, then can i be his sister cos i am carp :) ?

don want... coz got pple call u CRAP ....

butterCRAP

waakakakakaka
buttercarp
22-09-12, 15:55
don want... coz got pple call u CRAP ....

butterCRAP

waakakakakaka

Oh...they got lao hua yan and got it mixed up.

Feng Shui fish recommended by ancient Feng Shui Masters is the Carp to boost wealth luck in homes........
You really don't want?
carbuncle
22-09-12, 15:56
Oh...they got lao hua yan and got it mixed up.

Feng Shui fish recommended by ancient Feng Shui Masters is the Carp to boost wealth luck in homes........
You really don't want?

I wan.... i wan.... i like fishy.... meowwwwwwwwww
buttercarp
22-09-12, 15:57
I wan.... i wan.... i like fishy.... meowwwwwwwwww

Now, you sound like cat-uncle!
zeamybro
22-09-12, 16:16
I have quite a no of koi at home though ... Some as old as 16yr old, about the size of my forearm ....