Kids should get an allowance. Kids should do chores. The two are not related however. That is to say allowance is about learning to manage money and to start building a sense of self sufficiency. Chores on the other hand are about developing work ethic and how contribution to the family is important, even necessary. Being paid to do chores turns it into a job, which the kid probably didn't want in the first place so that defeats all of those things. That's not to say your kid might want some extra cash and you work out a deal for him to paint the garage for example. That's a one-off, and a job, and has nothing to do with either chores or allowance.