How much rent should I ask from my teenage daughter?

[cassieella]

How much rent should I ask from my teenage daughter with a take home pay of �800p.c.m?

[WoWo]

�750.

But seriously, you need to make it reasonable, making it very low will not teach her the harsh reality of life.

If she is responsible, helps around the house, cooks etc then �150, if she doesn't do much to help �200.

[worried.me]

ok sorry to hyjack this post but i was going to ask a similar question....but the other way around.

I am 23 and having to live with my parents until i can find a job that pays me well. I recently finished uni but due to the low pay of my current job cant afford to rent.

On my basic hours i will have after tax around �450 a month. I DO help a lot around the house with washing and cleaning etc. I also use my mum's car a lot at the moment as i recently passed my test so i pay for all the petrol that car uses. I contribute if we go for a meal or a day out and have a lot of debt on credit cards at the moement so really cant afford to give parents much at the moment. Though i work in a shop so when i can i buy food for mum which i would hope keeps the food bill down a bit.

Am i doing enough should i be making a set � contribution a month?

[WoWo]

It seems you are doing enough. I was in a similar situation, i.e. low paid job studying full time (while at college, no loans availble to me). I did stuff round the house etc but I also paid my parents �50. It didn't pay for much but was a token jesture.

I'd suggest offering to pay �25 a month as a good will gesture, tell them that is what it is as you can't afford more, I'm sure they will say it's OK but it's the offer that counts.

[worried.me]

Ok thats good thanks very much for that.

I will try to make a routine of givign a certian amount once a month on payday.

[Pippa68]

I think the general consensus is a third of your take home pay for rent. Another third for spending, and the other for saving.