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.
Junior
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.
mutant powerpuff
I give my secondary school kids $10 per day.
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back when I was schooling (mata already wear pants lah)
primary 50c per day
secondary 2$ per day
poly 250$ per month
uni already working, study part time
Mercedes Lover
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)
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suddenly I realised something. you have a sister called Amy? lol
Mercedes Lover
You referring to me? Haha, no, my sis is not called Amy, she no ang moh mia oneOriginally Posted by carbuncle
Newbie
Kid in P1 - $2... not sure if too much.
Senior
mine p6-$2
Newbie
Err.... but canteen food same price for P1 or P6 right? So should be fine...
Junior
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.
Newbie
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???
Newbie
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 ...
Iron Man
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..!
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ya.... ze Amy Bro
the Amy's brother
lol
Newbie
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?
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??
Junior
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
Iron Man
P6 cannot take bus meh..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
Saw some P3,P4 student already taking bus by themselves but my P6 started a bit late around P5 period
Junior
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.
Junior
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.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.
Iron Man
Last edited by CondoWE; 20-09-12 at 10:04.
mutant powerpuff
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.
Junior
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.
Iron Man
Wow..He must be a billionaire liao......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.!
Iron Man
oh..4get to ask 1K per day or per month harI 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.!
Junior
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.oh..4get to ask 1K per day or per month harHe is not a billionaire but a businessman.
Newbie
or
Zea (is) my bro ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZE:A
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bit of a long shot, that.
Newbie
ya... muz ask him to decode
Mercedes Lover
HAHA, i din know there was this minor discussion on my nick here. Yeah, it supposed to be broken up into "Zea-My-Bro" ...
mutant powerpuff
LOL.... i read it as simi bro
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