My son is bringing his friend to camp with us, how much money should he bring?!
My son is bringing his friend to camp with us, how much money should he bring?
My 12 year son is bringing a friend to camp with us for 9 nights & 10 days with our fifth wheel trailer, so how much money should his friend bring? They go to the camp store every night to buy ice cream, we buy bait for fishing, 3 meals a day & snacks with pop, milk, juice. Some meals will be steak, hot dogs, hamburgers. We stop at a fast food once going up and once coming home, then maybe go out to lunch one time. So I can't decide if he should bring $50.-$100. total which would be $5.00 to $10.00 a day. Our budget is very tight right now, in the past we would pay for everything but this time we can't. What would seem fair to ask for? We will be fishing, boating, tubing and swimming most of time.
Answers:
I agree with most of the other people since you invited him he should not need any money except for spending money to buy something for himself. Not to be rude but if you did not have the money for an extra person then you really should not have invited him along.
tell him to bring $100 just to be safe.
Well, first of all you are allowing your son to bring a friend. You cannot expect the kid to contribute to the food budget when you are grilling and making your own. It is acceptable to expect him to buy his own fast food meal though. If they fish by themselves let them buy their own bait, but come on, bait isn't that much.
Why don't you talk to his parents and let them figure how much to give him.
You certainly can't expect him to contribute for gas and such, how rude. You are allowing him to come
I say $100. Then if you have any left over, then send it back home with him.
If your son invited hm, then the friend is a guest, and should not have to pay for his meals. He could bring personal spending money, but that amount would be at his discretion.
have him bring 100+ just in case, its better to have too much than not enough
he could alays give the exta back to his parents
Lets be realstic, He was INVITED to come along right?
Let him bring $50.00 for his personal spending. Food such as eating out, medical bills if he gets hurt or sick, thats your cost.
After all he was invited.
Virago Man
If your inviting him I think its rude to have a child buy his own food. He's a guest! If he brings money it should be because his parents give him extra spending money. If you can't afford another mouth on the way, you shouldn't have invited him. If your fishing and catching food the bait can't honestly be that expensive.
If u cant afford to feed a child,y did u invite him to come along???
If you invited him, you shouldn't ask him to pay for his own food.
I would be offended if I was that child's parent.
what ever his parents can afford, since it is your son who is inviting him and if hid expenses cost more then you guys can pay the difference or if he brings too much money he can take back the rest to his parents