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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 282744" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>2-hour-shower... That reminds me... I was tired of not having hot water... So we turned the timer back on. The people who lived in the house before us were seriously GREEN-minded and had a timer installed on the water heater. We found out the first August when I was taking a bath mid-day on a weekend and got COLD WATER! YARGH!</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I charge a dime for each time the light is left on or I have to turn off something like the TV, radio, etc. Also 25 cents for each item I have to pick up. After a couple of weeks doing chores and then not getting allowance - I'd count it out, then count back what they owed me, plus anything from the week before - it got better. Not great. But better. I still do that at times - but not quite like it was.</p><p> </p><p>I've pointed out that I pay the mortgage and bills, I make the rules. They don't like them, and break them every chance they get, but they don't want to go back to living with their mother. And husband doesn't want to live with his!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 282744, member: 6705"] 2-hour-shower... That reminds me... I was tired of not having hot water... So we turned the timer back on. The people who lived in the house before us were seriously GREEN-minded and had a timer installed on the water heater. We found out the first August when I was taking a bath mid-day on a weekend and got COLD WATER! YARGH! Anyway, I charge a dime for each time the light is left on or I have to turn off something like the TV, radio, etc. Also 25 cents for each item I have to pick up. After a couple of weeks doing chores and then not getting allowance - I'd count it out, then count back what they owed me, plus anything from the week before - it got better. Not great. But better. I still do that at times - but not quite like it was. I've pointed out that I pay the mortgage and bills, I make the rules. They don't like them, and break them every chance they get, but they don't want to go back to living with their mother. And husband doesn't want to live with his! [/QUOTE]
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