Should kids that are working and living at home be made to pay board?

[HydroGoat]

Depends on age i think anything over 18 you should, but also depends on how much they are earning.
But then again your a parent, you can't be that bad you need your own child to pay there way.
cmon its your own kid, its pretty much saying that you need money to spend time with them, yet they all cry when the kid leaves :S.

No, a parent is there to look after and raise you until you are old enough to make your own way in the world. If you don't I think it's only right to pay board, otherwise you get moochers who are still with their parents at 40 (special circumstances are exceptions, obviously)

 

[woody101]

i cant really complain i pay $200 a fortnight for everything and i pay half the power bill because my room is running like 4 bucks aday

 

[harley0402]

yes, i had to give my mum $50.00 every week and it tought me how to manage my pay and to make sure all my bills were paid and the rest was all mine.

 

[woody101]

haha once i pay my bills and rent i just spend all my money on snakes or something for snakes

 

[GeckoJosh]

If they were my kids and they didnt want to pay rent that would be ok as long as they were saving the money

I really dont see the point of this poll because its not black and white imo, but in saying that if the parents want them to pay rent and they refuse then they mustn't have a lot of respect and will that life lesson the hard way

 

[Jazzz]

i say no as long as there furthering there education. people keep saying 'start paying after you finish school' but whats the difference between that and uni?? im there 5 days a week and i work 4 nights a week to pay off my car... apart from little luxuries i really dont have the money to pay board - hence why i live at home. after i finish my degree and get a full time job then ill move out and pay or after i apply for centrelink (successfully)...

 

[KaotikJezta]

i say no as long as there furthering there education. people keep saying 'start paying after you finish school' but whats the difference between that and uni?? im there 5 days a week and i work 4 nights a week to pay off my car... apart from little luxuries i really dont have the money to pay board - hence why i live at home. after i finish my degree and get a full time job then ill move out and pay or after i apply for centrelink (successfully)...

Not everyones parents are in a position to support their kids through uni, it depends on the circumstances.

 

[sutto75]

i say no as long as there furthering there education. people keep saying 'start paying after you finish school' but whats the difference between that and uni?? im there 5 days a week and i work 4 nights a week to pay off my car... apart from little luxuries i really dont have the money to pay board - hence why i live at home. after i finish my degree and get a full time job then ill move out and pay or after i apply for centrelink (successfully)...

i agree if still at school or if they are working full time then atleast 50% needs to be in the bank and stay or its time for board to be payed.

 

[Clarke.93]

yes i realise that haha, but obviously what i said didn't mean they could live there for free until 40 odd i said anything over 18?
and there circumstances, there health, income etc.

 

[Snakeluvver2]

i say no as long as there furthering there education. people keep saying 'start paying after you finish school' but whats the difference between that and uni?? im there 5 days a week and i work 4 nights a week to pay off my car... apart from little luxuries i really dont have the money to pay board - hence why i live at home. after i finish my degree and get a full time job then ill move out and pay or after i apply for centrelink (successfully)...

Uni is free until you finish it basically the only cost are the initial ones.
If your furthering your education whether it be tafe or uni board is something that I feel should be variable.
For instance I only pay a third of the power bill because I have a room dedicated to reptiles and a few 150W bulbs running.

 

[Jazzz]

yeah thats understandable... but i dont =] and i have 2 houses so paying board would kill me... uni may be free but my car, petrol, gocard and gym fees every week certainly are not. im a delivery driver btw so petrol itself is about $60 - 70 a week. if i start earning enough to pay board then ill just move out. im not planning to mooch my whole life

oh and if people parents werent in the position to afford it then you could get centrelink (most of the time), so that extra money could go towards board

 

[KaotikJezta]

yeah thats understandable... but i dont =] and i have 2 houses so paying board would kill me... uni may be free but my car, petrol, gocard and gym fees every week certainly are not. im a delivery driver btw so petrol itself is about $60 - 70 a week. if i start earning enough to pay board then ill just move out. im not planning to mooch my whole life

oh and if people parents werent in the position to afford it then you could get centrelink (most of the time), so that extra money could go towards board

You obviously have no concept of not being able to afford it or of how the Centrelink system works.

 

[Jazzz]

if your parents earn a certain amount you can apply for centrelink while your still living at home. If youve earnt 18 grand in 18 months and your living out of home (showing independence) then you get a certain amount plus rent assistance if you apply for that aswell. whats not to get?

 

[Seru1]

I work and live at home. And I chip in for groceries and bills. Also in the household chores. I tend to cook most of the meals as well. The house IS in my name but I'd be lying if I said I paid more than my parent.

 

[saximus]

I own our house and my family pays me board

 

[LullabyLizard]

Yes. When they finish school, your a big person When you finish school, get a job and either move out or pay board. 18 is an adult, so you should start living like one. I know I'll have to pay board when I'm 18, but I'm planing to move out It would teach you how to save and budget - important life skills. So, if you don't have to pay for anything or have any responsibilities, you won't be able to function as a proper human being when your older.

 

[adfel]

I was always made to pay board from the day I got a job... At one stage I was paying board at my parents and my BF's house also. It teaches the value of a $...... I am thankful that my parents made me pay board when I was living at home as if I didn't I don't think I would have bought my first house at 21!!!!

 

[Snakeluvver2]

if your parents earn a certain amount you can apply for centrelink while your still living at home. If youve earnt 18 grand in 18 months and your living out of home (showing independence) then you get a certain amount plus rent assistance if you apply for that aswell. whats not to get?

It's never that simple. Haha tried it got sick of their crap and would rather be poor

 

[Megzz]

Well I say no, but I've always been spoiled Even when I was meant to pay board I dont think I ever actually did it.

 

[redlittlejim]

I started paying when i was 13 and 9months! when i got my first official job at coles!
though i was mowing lawns before that for $20 a lawn and my dad took $5 out of that for fuel money.
totally agree... once i was older my folks charged me $150 a week but they bank 50 of that and when i moved out gave me all of the money it had banked, i didnt know they had done it and so was nice present ($5100) to help move out with