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Not quite ready to push your adult fledglings out of the nest yet but getting fed up with their lack of contributions to the household budget? This article will provide you with some ideas on what to do to make the budgetary cycle in your household a little fairer on everyone, as well as getting them to do more of their share around the house.

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   Have a family fiscal meeting. It is definitely time to stop babying your kids now. They're adults and they can take the hard facts. Explain to them the costs involved in keeping them, ranging from food, electricity, gas, maintenance of the home, clothing, cooking services, cleaning to providing a rent-free room. If you have been offering these things free-of-charge, it may well be that your kids just don't see the harsh reality of the costs involved.
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   Ask for rent contributions. Make a family agreement that everyone living in the home is responsible for its upkeep and that includes financial upkeep, as well as regular cleaning and maintenance. Set a weekly rent that covers approximately 30% of their pay, to get them to understand what it costs and how it feels to have to depart with a set amount of pay "just to have a roof over your head". Put all of this down in writing and draw up a budget if needs be. If they are a full-time student, are doing well in their classes, and are actually working towards a degree (not just taking random classes), reconsider charging them rent. They are trying to do something with their lives and there is no need to make it more difficult for them.
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   Ask for all-family household duties. No single person is responsible in a household for taking on all the chores. Everybody who is there must lift their weight to help keep the house in great shape. Allocate cleaning, gardening, shopping, pet feeding, mending/repair and general chores to every family member able to perform tasks. It is probably also a good idea to throw in cooking at least two meals a week as part of the deal. Write all of this up as a weekly schedule and pin it up where everyone can see it. Make it clear that getting out of a task means negotiating with another family member rather than just not doing it.
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   Expect some resistance and respond with good, hard facts. If your adult children have been living it easy, they might complain. Be ready for this, armed with visual evidence of the costs for living away from home. This takes step one a little further; rather than just explaining, you are demonstrating clearly where the costs come from. Show them how much average rents are in your area, show them the grocery bills for an average shop, the electricity costs for an average home, and the costs of things such as fuel, mortgage repayments and rates. Their awareness will soon increase, and even if they still feel resentful, they will realize that their situation is a good one.
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