Morechard Blog

Practical guides on pocket money, chores, and raising financially confident children.

Practical, honest guides for parents on the everyday questions: how much pocket money, whether to link it to chores, and how to raise children who think clearly about money without the anxiety.

Morechard covers three areas that often get treated separately but belong together: pocket money and allowances, chores and responsibility, and what happens to both when children split time between two homes. Whether you are working out a pocket money amount for the first time, navigating co-parenting arrangements, or helping a child understand why saving matters – these guides are written for real families, not financial textbooks.

The articles here are grounded in UK research and written from direct experience building a family money tracker: less theory, more of what actually works at the kitchen table.

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The Effort and Reward Connection
Why the link between effort and reward is the most important financial lesson children never get — and what parents can do about it.
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Money across two homes: a practical guide for separated parents
How to keep pocket money, chores, and shared child expenses fair and clear when your children split time between two homes – without turning money into a battleground.
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Money and the Modern World
The world your children are growing up in looks nothing like the one you learned to navigate. From AI scams to in-game purchases, influencer culture to subscription creep — this is what every parent needs to understand about money in the digital age.
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