Kids' allowances: with or without strings?

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Monday, April 9, 2007

Allowances these days are more likely to look like multiples of this

than this.
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Either way, in some families, a child's allowance depends on completion of a chore or task. In others, allowance happens just because. What's the story in your family? Contribute to this message board, or, if you're interested in being part of a story, email me.

Posted by Barbara Meltz at 02:06 PM

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