By RON LIEBER
Published: September 7, 2012
Giving children an allowance always seems like a good idea at first. But just try following through in practice.
Robert Neubecker
You need to remember to get exact change each week, which may not be easy if you bank online and need a pile of singles. You have to remember to hand over the money to the child on the designated day. You need someplace to put the money — but alas, most piggy banks are terrible, with tiny compartments you can’t see into to get any sense of how the money is piling up.
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