A MUM has shared how she makes her teenage daughters pay rent to stay in their own “apartments”; at home.
Taja went all out to their own spaces, complete with doorbell, welcome mat, numbers on the door, a “seasonal”; wreath and a letter box.
But staying in the doesn’t come cheap, and the girls are made to pay rent every week.
However, Taja explained in a video on her TikTok page that the only reason she does so is because the kids are listed as employees in her company, and therefore get a salary into their accounts on a weekly basis.
And in the clip, she showed a whiteboard with all the costs they have to cover with their wage.
“This is their bills,”; Taja said.
“They have to pay £3.75 ($5) every weekand another £3.75 ($5) every week for .”;
They also have to put £7.50 into their savings account, with all the money due by 9pm on a Friday night.
“If they do not have it paid by 9.01, their first notice is no phone for 24 hours and they have to pay an extra dollar,”; she added.
“Second notice is no phone for three days, and five dollars.
“And the third notice is eviction.”;
Another thing Taja can do as their “landlord”; is to inspect their apartments at any point.
“Random inspections can happen anytime,”; she explained.
“The first notice they get 24 hours to clean it, the second notice they get no phone for two days and the third notice is no phone for a week.”;
Taja also said that she’s been trying to get them to do “extra chores”; but that was “not happening”;.
“But do they do their extra chores?”; she sighed.
“Absolutely not.”;
Taja’s setup for her kids divided opinion in the comments section, with one writing: “How can you make your children pay bills when it is your responsibility as a parent to take care of them?
“I understand if they were adult children but they are not!”;
“Dang you gotta keep it clean 24hrs?”; another added.
“That’s unreasonable – especially when they are paying rent...in apartments you have a heads up!”;
However, others insisted she was doing the right thing by asking her kids to pay for their accommodation.
“Setting kids up for success,”; one wrote.
“Such a neat idea!”; another added.
“Oh my God, I think this is an amazing idea when they pay the rent,”; a third commented.
“I would definitely put their money in like a bank account to save for them for like college or when they turn 18.”;
“This is GENIUS,”; someone else said.
“Those kids will be independent and successful because of you momma! I am inspired!! Good job mama!!”;
“What a creative way to teach them to be responsible,”; another added.
