Dig Money? What Do You Take?

[alinic]

Just a fun survey. Not sure what you all call it but up in Scotland we call it dig money.

[Jackdaw33]

In England the term is board.

[Peter Pedant]

Do I dig money daddy-o ?
yeah I do actually . Cool


How much do they pay workers on Time Team ( money for the dig or dig money ) peanuts actually - not even a living wage.
The students have to do a bit for their degrees
lower even than food preparation or the rag trade ( no O levels needed)

[Jackdaw33]

It's what young people pay their parents for their keep once they start earning.

[wolf63]

My mum agreed not to take dig money if I agreed to save the money and so that I could afford leave home (and take that bl00dee dog she added).

That was about 1984/1985. We left in 1986.

[ubasses]

I paid my Mum 'my keep' which she saved up and paid for my wedding, late 60' early 70's

[malagabob]

Always used to refer to it as digs ( a place to stay ) dig money when I was working away from home.

[tamborine]

None! My kids are my pleasure, not my living.

[tamborine]

My parents took 50% of my earnings that I resented & soon left home.

[Peter Pedant]

My parents took none
and then said if any one asks can you say £7 a week ( 1968 ) ?

because everyone else did including the professionals .....

Their comment was this was unheard of in India and South Africa.....( in the twenties and thirtes - god almost 100 y ago ! )