I recently sent an email to all my friends asking if their kids and teens had chores. ALL of them had chores (even if they had a weekly housekeeper). One friend gave me an idea of an Earning Opportunity chart. I list various chores and their values (dishes, folding laundry, cleaning bathtub, etc.) The ones that I really want done, or ones that require more work have a higher value ($5-$10). The easy ones, or ones that I don't care about are only $1. The first day, without me having to say a word, my teenager cleaned the bathtub, toilet and sink! My younger son took the dog for a walk, fed all the animals, took out the trash. I had no idea it would work so well! I basicalluy just put them in charge of what chores they wanted to do based on how much they wanted to earn.