According to a recent study, 68 percent of Americans believe children should get paid for completing their chores. But Georgians seem to pay a lot more than most for chores like mowing the lawn, cleaning the garage and doing laundry.
The key findings from the Country Financial Security Index examine how parents teach their children about money with allowances and chores.
Analysts found that of the people currently giving kids an allowance nationwide, 54 percent do so to teach that money needs to be earned, and 22 percent give allowances to teach the value of money.
Compared to the rest of the nation (27 percent), Georgia respondents were more likely to delegate chores as punishment (38 percent).
Based on responses from Country Financial's index and their new chores app tool (ChorePal), analysts were able to identify the average rate of payment for specific chores:
According to the study, Georgians pay double ($12.17) for mowing the lawn, $9.24 for cleaning the garage and $5.26 for doing the laundry.
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