I think it doesn’t matter either way. Some families do it, some don’t, and I don’t see much difference. I especially don’t see a difference in how the kids handle money. It might make a difference that the child might make an extra effort to keep his room clean if he gets $5 for it. I don’t like when kids are given too many chores, but too many would obviously be a grey line of what is considered too many. Paying children for doing above and beyond their usual duties, a special project, I think is a good thing. That teaches more than getting an allowance because you brought your dishes to the table and kept your room clean in my opinion. But, again I am fine either way regarding allowance.