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Cabbagepatch · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: Pocket money

After yesterday's post about the Tooth Fairy when we started talking about penny sweeties, it made me stop and think about the pocket money I received as a child and what I spent it on.

Compared to the pocket money todays' children receive and how they spend it.

I used to buy sweets from the local newsagents shop, and if I had managed to save a bit, I would buy a box of sugarlumps to take to the horses.

Anyone else?

lloyd · 5 Star Club Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 2636

I remember my first pocket money was a single big and shiny Ha'penny. Every two weeks I could afford to go to the sweet shop.
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Daisy Bell · Star Dust Club Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 108

I was never allowed pocket money unless i worked for it.If i wanted something i would have to work for it also i remember i once wanted a skate bored it was only 5 pounds i had to clean up all the leaves in the orchard for it.I enjoyed the skate bored even more for that though Very Happy

Cabbagepatch · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:58 pm Post subject:

Anything worked hard for is so much appreciated.
The old saying "easy come easy go" is so very true IMHO.

Leonie2 · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject:

all my pocket money was spent on my horses, either extra feed supplements, tack, competition entries, riding clothing etc.

nanny · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject:

i can remember getting a quarter for my allowance and thinking that was a lot of money which i suppose it was to a 10 yr old

we had to work for it as well...i think i had to dust skirting boards an shovel snow for that quarter

hard work

kids don't know they're born now a days

Somerset Lad · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:20 pm Post subject:

I remember asking my father for 2/6 d per week pocket money, he said 2/6. what do you need 2 shillings for 1/6 d should do you fine any way ask iof you want some money . and when i asked he would say ,"you don't want to spend so much on that " save your money , you'l be better off. Wink

kaz · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:18 pm Post subject:

My brother, sister and I used to get a shiny threepenny bit (showing my age here) on the walk home from school - I can't remember whether it was once a week or every day. We had to decide whether to spend it on comics or sweets. I can't ever remember having to do chores - my kids do - even now when I go to work in the morning there is a list left on the kitchen table for who has to do what. I just used to put a list of jobs but they never got done because they all blamed someone else - now the list has names Very Happy

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