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The ₹2,100 envelope at Diwali, the ₹500 slipped in at the door, the ₹5,000 for a good report card. Here's how to have the gifting conversation with your parents without making it about the money — or about them.
Paying kids for chores feels fair and even educational. But it quietly changes what both pocket money and chores are for. Here's the line I draw at home, why I draw it there, and the one version of 'paid work' I'm happy to keep.
The ask will come, usually mid-year and usually loud. Handled well, a pocket-money raise is one of the best money lessons you'll ever teach — here's how to say yes, no, or 'earn it' without it turning into a fight.
The younger one wants exactly what the older one gets. Giving them the same amount feels fair but usually isn't — here's how to set different amounts without starting a war.
The instinct is to top them up or to lecture. Both waste the moment. Here's how to turn a blown budget into the money lesson your child will actually remember.
