I am amazed at what I am reading on this thread , all problems , and for what I can read between the lines is ultimately about money , yet only mentioned by you and me in actual words.
Is money redundant now ? Is credit the only form of currency?
Pocket money when I first got it was 2 cents for me and my sister , my older brother got 5 cents.(per week) Are things so bad now that a 1/2 hour push bike ride not worth $8 , or to a smaller child $1 for a simplistic , and mostly gifted, task, to take bin out.