Awhile ago I ordered these savings bank from Crown Financial Ministries. They are so cool. There is a compartment for giving, savings and one for spending. I love it because it gives them such an excellent sense of how their money should be divided. They were happy about giving 10% to God and then I explained that 50% was to save for whatever big thing they wanted and the last 40% was money that they could spend on anything they wanted (like gum). Now I need to come up with a schedule of paid chores they can do. I am not going to pay them for cleaning their room because I feel they should do that because they are part of the family. But there are other things like washing windows, putting dishes away, organizing the bookshelves/entertainment center that I have decided I will pay them for.
