PAYjr is an online chore and allowance management site that lets parents define chores, assign worth and frequency, track status, and earnings. In what might be considered the first e-nagging application, kids receive email reminders about chores, check off completed chores, and track earnings. I didn’t see text message reminders in my quick review, but surely that is the next logical feature.
Perfectly suited for today’s digitally enhanced preteens, PAYjr also fits in with the professional, web-driven lifestyle of a working parent. But, it’s more than a convenience. PAYjr is designed to
“…help parents teach kids and teens to be responsible, manage money, and spend right.”
There is an affiliate program for companies who wish to align with the cause. From the PayJR site:
PAYjr offers Affiliate relationships for educational content providers, child, teen and family service providers and possible organizations with like-minded values and missions. At PAYjr it is our mission to help educate today’s youth on personal finance with hands-on money management tools and services. As the leading prepaid teen card provider in the U.S., an affiliation with the PAYjr network of Banks and Credit Unions and other Youth Brands can prove to be an invaluable alliance. For more information visit www.payjraffiliates.com
Parents can officially add, “I didn’t get the email” to the list of excuses.
1 Comment
July 4, 2007 at 4:49 pm
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing http://www.payjr.com with us, I just ordered a card for my daughter and I’ll report back how it works out. Mike