Allowance meeting: agenda and tips
A 25-minute agenda to agree the amount, what it covers, and the spend, save and give split, with what to decide and how long to keep it.
The agenda (25 minutes)
- min 0Step 1: What the allowance is for, and what parents still pay for5 min
- min 5Step 2: The amount for each child, and why it differs by age5 min
- min 10Step 3: The spend, save and give split4 min
- min 14Step 4: Is it linked to chores, and how5 min
- min 19Step 5: Each child names a savings goal4 min
- min 23Step 6: Payday and a review date2 min
Decide and write down
- The weekly amount for each child
- What it covers
- The jar split
- Payday
- Each savings goal
When and how long
- When
- before the first allowance, and once a year after that
- How long
- 10 to 15 minutes with children from 5
- Goal
- agree the amount, what it covers, and the spend, save and give split
After the meeting, TaskFamily keeps what you decided: spend, save and give jars, an automatic weekly allowance and savings goals with a date.
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The agenda timings are TaskFamily's suggestion for the age of the youngest child at the table. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.