If you pay your kids for chores...

[PollyannaMom]

What's the going rate for cleaning the tub?

(Not meant to be a debate about whether you should pay your kids for chores, and yes, he does have things he's simply responsible for. - But this is extra, something I usually do, and I just happen to want to farm it out this time.)

 

[Lori74]

What's the going rate for cleaning the tub?

(Not meant to be a debate about whether you should pay your kids for chores, and yes, he does have things he's simply responsible for. - But this is extra, something I usually do, and I just happen to want to farm it out this time.)

whats it worth to ya?? i guess what do you think he'll say yes to? i would think $10? i've been known to negotiate out some jobs myself as well.

 

[PollyannaMom]

whats it worth to ya?? i guess what do you think he'll say yes to? i would think $10? i've been known to negotiate out some jobs myself as well.

Glad I'm not alone!

And I was thinking maybe $10, so the confirmation is nice. (You never want to be that one parent paying way more or less than everyone else.)

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I pay a flat rate of $10/week, assuming they do chores outside of the realm of daily household maintenance. It probably comes down to $2-$4 per chore.

 

[Marchand63]

What's the going rate for cleaning the tub?

(Not meant to be a debate about whether you should pay your kids for chores, and yes, he does have things he's simply responsible for. - But this is extra, something I usually do, and I just happen to want to farm it out this time.)

Depends How people use the tub? when was the last time it was cleaned? Is this a regular tub or Jacuzzi tub or Spa tub?

Depending on the answers to these questions between 10 and $15

 

[mjkacmom]

For $10 I want the whole bathroom cleaned! For chores, my kids get about $10 an hour (unless it’s something like walking the dog in really bad weather and I’m desperate not to do it). Dd15 thinks she cleaned the bathroom (wants to have 6 friends sleep over tomorrow, so no pay). Sadly, she’s going to have to get back in there.

 

[kimblebee]

$10??

Can you hire me to come clean your tub?

 

[superme80]

I pay $1 per age for their set chore. Any extra is usually $1. For the tub it depends on the size. If it was their bathroom tub, maybe an extra $2. For the big tub in my bathroom, $5-$10.

 

[RedAngie]

Cleaning the tub means the kid gets to eat dinner that night.

 

[Marchand63]

$10??

Can you hire me to come clean your tub?

Sure! I'll send my address but be warned I have a DH who works heavy machinery and I won't clean his bathroom. So feel free for $10 to clean his kinda black ringed tub. Oh he cleans it weekly.

 

[Marchand63]

I pay $1 per age for their set chore. Any extra is usually $1. For the tub it depends on the size. If it was their bathroom tub, maybe an extra $2. For the big tub in my bathroom, $5-$10.

Darn then I would have to pay my kid $33.

 

[ronandannette]

$10??

Can you hire me to come clean your tub?

Right? It can't take even a slow person more than 5 minutes to clean a bathtub (unless maybe it was a crime scene). $10 bucks is way too much in relation to what it's worth on an hourly-wage basis. I'd pay somebody $2 bucks tops for that job alone and no, my own child wouldn't get anything other than a "please and thank-you".

 

[ronandannette]

For $10 I want the whole bathroom cleaned! For chores, my kids get about $10 an hour (unless it’s something like walking the dog in really bad weather and I’m desperate not to do it). Dd15 thinks she cleaned the bathroom (wants to have 6 friends sleep over tomorrow, so no pay). Sadly, she’s going to have to get back in there.

I was never big on paying my DS "piece-work" because if he wanted to earn money for something I expected him to do a decent job, just like he'd have to for any other employer. It resulted in a lot of him having to "get back in there" and generally was more trouble than it was worth for either of us.

 

[kimblebee]

Right? It can't take even a slow person more than 5 minutes to clean a bathtub (unless maybe it was a crime scene). $10 bucks is way too much in relation to what it's worth on an hourly-wage basis. I'd pay somebody $2 bucks tops for that job alone and no, my own child wouldn't get anything other than a "please and thank-you".

That’s what I was thinking too. Even if I did my absolute best, the queen is coming to use this tub so it better be the best it’s ever been, it wouldn’t take that long.

 

[JAMIESMITH]

Sure! I'll send my address but be warned I have a DH who works heavy machinery and I won't clean his bathroom. So feel free for $10 to clean his kinda black ringed tub. Oh he cleans it weekly.

I married a diesel mechanic. I may or may not have used brake cleaner to clean out our tub right after we got married. It did a wonderful job getting the grease out, but the smell took weeks to go away

I paid my ten year old $5 to clean two entire bathrooms this weekend.

 

[Marchand63]

I married a diesel mechanic. I may or may not have used brake cleaner to clean out our tub right after we got married. It did a wonderful job getting the grease out, but the smell took weeks to go away

I paid my ten year old $5 to clean two entire bathrooms this weekend.

Lol!! I married a heavy machine worker who plays hockey 3 times a week. Bleach is a close friend. Oh and the reason I mentioned he has his own bathroom. Hockey equipment in a car for a week in 90 degree temps - yeah I'm letting that in any room without bleach, Febreeze & him cleaning.

 

[low-key]

yep flat rate is the way to go, and they can become your own little indentured servant

 

[LongLiveRafiki]

We have horribly rusty water and DD8 flat out cannot clean the tub. Even I have trouble scrubbing that thing clean and it takes a while. Plus, I don't really want her using the really harsh chemicals. If we had normal water, I'd pay her a dollar or two max since it then wouldn't take that long with some Greased Lightning and a green scrubbie. We give her $1 when she cleans all 3 toilets and that takes her maybe 20 mins., and she's thrilled to then be able to buy a pack of gum.

 

[KingCrusher]

Right? It can't take even a slow person more than 5 minutes to clean a bathtub (unless maybe it was a crime scene). $10 bucks is way too much in relation to what it's worth on an hourly-wage basis. I'd pay somebody $2 bucks tops for that job alone and no, my own child wouldn't get anything other than a "please and thank-you".

lol $2 to clean the tub? That would be a "no thank you" on that.