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I give a weekly allowance to my boy but by midweek it’s gone usually on snacks, toys, or online game top-ups. How do I teach him without turning it into a daily fight?
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Let him learn consequences without you becoming the “money police.” Keep the weekly allowance, but agree on 2 simple rules:
Then give him a tiny “snack budget” for the week so he practises pacing, and make game top-ups a planned item (e.g., only if he’s saved up for it, or only on a set day).
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Edward Chong
28 Feb 2026
Full time business research fellow at NUS
Need to discipline and counsel the child
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His spendings are more instant gratification. Try enticing him to a larger goal that cannot be bough...
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