Just suppose, any of your sibling/s earn a good amount of salary, do you ask them to handover the amount to an elder in the house, or do you let them keep it with them?
I believe if they are allowed to keep the entire money with them, then that may just perhaps spoil their habits, no? 
What is appropriate to do?
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They get to keep the money. They earn the money they get to keep it. My job as the elder sibling is to spend. My younger sister relaxes and saves the money and uses my money if she wants too.
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depends if there is a need of money in the house then EVERYONE should contribute. If your sibling is earning more than you that should not mean that you punish the poor sibling by making him/her give up his/her salary. Us nay kuch to apni life main kiya hoga to earn such salary like hard work , education etc so don't u think he/she has a right towards the earnings ?
If my sibling (unmarried) is earning whatever I don't mind him/her keeping the whole amount other than that if he/she has a family then there should be a fair contribution in the house.
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Spoil their habits? What are they, 6 year old kids? I don't think you can tell anyone what they should do with the money they earn, if they feel like contributing they can but as an elder sibling I would feel obliged to contribute more. I don't have a younger sibling who earns but if I had I wouldn't be telling them how to spend their money.
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^1000 pastes
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money is given to the family as a result of the love they have for each other. if there is no shortage of money in the household then the earner should be able to keep the money but he/she must contribute [at least try to pay] and i'm sure the elder will not take the money from a younger sibling if there is no need.
my neices and nephews keep their money but shower ppl in the house with gifts.
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heheh I got 1000 posts. now I can haz custom avatar 
was that an intentional typo? :khums:
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^1000 pastes
Oh rite. I too need to flood threads more often :p
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if my younger sibling is working than s/he is old enough to know that the money is needed in the house (if needed). i wont be ordering my sibling to handover the money to mom/dad as i dont like orders from anyone (apart from my parents) so i wont do it either. however yes i will ask them if i feel the house needs the money and they arenot contributing anything. all in all my parents will deal with it first.
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Very sensible reply , that is what I was going to say. :k:
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wow thats really controlling! Islamically you have no rights over your siblings cash untill they die. Mind your own business.
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wow thats really controlling! Islamically you have no rights over your siblings cash untill they die. Mind your own business.
what?????
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To clarify, as long they are not living in my house, not eating my food or using my electric what they do with their money is not my business. The idea of just taking money because you feel that they should not be allowed to have all of their own money is controlling.
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@PINKY Who is GOD'S name are you to decide what your brothers/sisters should do with their money? GOD man, it's called mind your own business. Wow after I read the thread I was seriously shocked. I mean how can people(you) be that narrow minded?
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and lol at 'allowed'. You're their sibling not their parent. You have NO right to decide anything for them.
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Um I think some of you are being a lil harsh, pinkyy dint say if she was the older sibling.. and anyways, although I kind of agree that its not fair to make someone give their money away, what if the younger sibling is a teenager with their first job and isn't in the habit of contributing or saving or spending wisely? Or if the household needs money and they're not pitching in? IMO part of being an elder sibling is to help your younger siblings develop good habits.
But if that younger sibling is an adult working at a professional job well there's nothing the elder sibling can do unless they want to alienate themselves from them.
[/devil's advocate]