General Chat

hi pp,maybe a shot of tough love would help there.its worth a try eh,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxjoy

Don't think it helps the youngsters any if they pay little or no board, o.h.'s son has been a swine to his mother and won't pay, he has left home twice, and got hugely into debt, was helped out by both parents, and won't pay that back, yet she still lets him stay there rentfree. Then he swans off to visit a girl he met here, who lives in New York, thinks he is such a clever clogs to keep flitting off to the States, has already lost one job cos he was late coming back. Spoiled when he was younger and still spoiled now, he will never pay back what he owes, little scrounger. As you might have guessed, he is not my favourite person, he has caused so much grief and arguments with all the family, his Mum moans about him all the while to my o.h. yet lets him ride roughshod over her when he is at home. He would be out on his ear if he was mine and having to pay his own rent etc.

My son who is 25 pays £300 per month, which is £200 short of his 1/3 share of the total household expenses. For this he gets everything found, washing, ironing, cleaning, broadband, heating, food and the occasional bottle of wine / crate of beer. He also gets a lift to work every morning.

what a lovely daughter,bet shes so proud of you.well done.xxx

I give about 5%, wanted to give more but mum wont let me! So I take her out to theatre, favourite restaurant and always buy her pressies! Ju x

hi girls,i was just laughing ,my lads pay the same,youngest says,oh well coz im earning less then the middle one ,does that mean i can pay less.........er nooooooooooooooooooo.hes gone back to work dragging his bum.pmsl.xxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Joy.....xxxxx I started work very early whilst still at school, but when i reached the ages from 16 to 17 years old i paid £20 a week. But I left home at the age of 17yrs old but then went back when i was 21yrs old for 3months in between finding a flat and I paid her £50 a week then. She alwasy went by the amount we earned (have older brother & sister) and our age. xxxx T

My mum and dad asked me for a token £15 I gave them £20 because I used mums car at night to get to work and if I took anyone home they gave me a couple of quid which I gave to mum for petrol. Mind you it was 1986

update on neighbour from yesterday,daughter has agreed 25 pound,so in a way you all helped.thanks.xxxxxxxxxxxx

My son pays £80.00 amth and I do his washing ironing and tea. I buy his wash stuff...he buys his own dinner..

well i did make an aggrement of 20 at first a week, then it went up to 30, when the lodgers increased i increased the payment a bitt, im not saying it worked and that i got it, but it was mentioned anyway, lol i used to give my mam 20 a week when i was at home , bless her she saved it and spent it on stuff for my kids usually

well it seems that theres a good variation of board money,next door neighbours daughters just come round and said ......i just cant believe mum,she wont shut up about board,how mean is that,ive just played her the deck of cards,lol.think she gets the message.hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I said to my daughter £40 a week she is on good money, but it's terrible getting it...and my son £35 he is only park time at the moment... Daughter is moving out on 18th Nov into rented house £700 per month wonder how she'll cope..doing her own washing ironing paying bills I do that for 40.. My sister in law charges £50 per week and her lot do their own ironing. Pat

My mum and dad didnt take anything off me really, I just paid some of the bills with mine, so worked out quite well. Would love to go back home and live with mum and dad had soooo much fun at home. Happy days!

As you loose family allowance when children start work I just asked for the equivalent, which I think was about £40 a month. They always got it back at the end of the month when they were broke lol. I always put some away for christmas so they had something to help with buying presents, which they always appreciated. Sue

I dont recall any talk of funerals so I guess he got away with it that time... Bob

well i think my neighbours gonna love all these hints and tips,lol.but as for getting back any board ,i think she,ll be very lucky.lol. that poor woman bob,did hubby have food poisoning.???? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My first wages were around 50 shillings of which I gave mum 30,about 3/5ths found that those first years I was getting off light, for when I married., the new missus got it ALL........Bob remember Mum telling me about a young girl at her work who was recently married,, she said ' What do I do with all this money? Ive never had so much!'' A few days later this girl came into work and had been sobbing seriously, turned out she had tried to make her new husband a meal to remember ,a meat pie thingy, and the meat was raw, the pastry was lovely but she had forgotten to pre cook the meat. Bob

My eldest paid £15 a week, it was just a token to make him realise nothing is free in life. His board only lasted 2 years he recently left home at 18 to live with his girlfriend, he now knows how expensive everything is!! To be honest I think they should pay board it gives them some value of money. It is a little like the question of whether to buy a child their first car or not. My son saved and bought his own moped from his paper round and Saturday job, he appreciated his bike, whereas the lads who were given it all trashed their bikes and expected another one! Donna

My 25 yr old half-relation pays nothing, and lives like a king. He gets waited on hand and foot, meals brought to him, and chauffered to work! Result? A spoilt brat with no friends, no social skills, who appreciates nothing.