Allowances,doneright,areawaytoteachchildrentoplanaheadandchoosewisely,tobalancesaving,spending,investing,andevenphilanthropy.Doingitrightmeansdecidingaheadoftimehowmuchtogiveandhowoftentogiveit.Anditrequiresdeterminingwhatthechild’sresponsibilitieswillbe.38.Thewriterfeelsthatallowances___________
About50percentofchildrenbetween12and18getanallowanceorcashfromtheirparents,saysasurveyconductedbyOhioStateUniversityfortheU.S.LaborDepartment.Themedianamounttheygotwas$50aweek.(TeenagersintheEastNorthCentralregion,whichincludesOhioandIndiana,getthemost—amedianof$75aweek—andkidsintheEastSouthCentral,includingMississippiandAlabama,aregiventheleast,withamedianof$30aweek.)Nationallyspeaking,about10millionkidsreceiveatotalofaround$1billioneveryweek.39.Onaverage,childrenwhoreceivethemostallowanceslivein___________.