Kids & Money: Myself, Simplicity

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Do I Expect Too Much from My Kiddo?

My daughter is 5. It's just me and her (she sees her dad for 8hrs on sunday). She has a list of chores that she needs to do. Empty my lunchbox and hers, feed cat at night, clean off kitchen table (her plate and stuff and any condiments), swiffer sweep one room, take out recycle garbage, help w/ her laundry (go down to help put in washer, go down to help move to dryer, go back down to help get it out, fold and put away socks and undies). She earns a dime for each of these and has to save 10% every week. When she whines about it I remind...