LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 31: Michael Khatchadourina (L), 7, tries to open his piggy bank as he and his sister Krysta, 9, make a donation for victims of Hurricane Katrina at a daylong disaster relief collection event held by The American Red Cross, The Los Angeles Dodgers, The Walt Disney Co. and KABC at Dodger Stadium August 31, 2005 in Los Angeles. Katrina left hundreds feared dead and thousands homeless in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
Ann Johansson/Getty ImagesA mother makes her 5-year-old daughter pay rent to help prepare her for the future!
She makes her daughter pay $5 each month! Each dollar goes towards something different like, water, electricity, cable and food. Is this a smart idea? Can't we just let kids be kids at the end of the day?
She wrote online:
"Every week she gets $7... in allowance. But I explained to her that in the real world most people spend most of their paycheck on bills with little to spend on themselves. So I make her give me $5... back. $1 for rent, $1 for water, $1 for electricity, $1 for cable and $1 for food.”
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