Influencer Reveals ‘Controversial’ Things She Makes Her Kids Pay For

An influencer is going viral after revealing the “controversial” things she says she makes her two eldest children pay for themselves.

Jessica Broderick, whose TikTok account has 2.5 million followers, opened up in a video recently about what items she specifically makes her two eldest children pay for.

“I just want to start by saying that I actually pay my kids a weekly allowance, and they get money from being in my videos on social media, so they do get quite a bit of money,” the influencer began her video, explaining where her children receive the money they use on their purchases from.

She then went on to list specific things that she believes her children should pay for themselves, starting with sweet treats.

“The first thing is if they want a sweet treat,” she said, while doing her makeup.

In her video, Roderick made sure to clarify that if she proposed an activity to her children, they wouldn’t be required to pay for it. However, if, for example, her daughter “wants to go to Crumbl Cookies” sometimes, she would ask her children to pay.

“So if they want the treat, and it’s not something that we’re doing together as a family, then they are the ones that are paying for it,” she explained.

In a similar vein, Roderick also has her kids pay for anything they want from the food delivery service app, DoorDash.

“So obviously, if we’re doing, like, dinner for DoorDash at, like, together as a family, then I’m gonna be the one paying for it,” Roderick clarified again. “And they’re just, like, craving something and they want their own DoorDash, they’re gonna be the ones that are paying for it.”

According to Roderick, her daughter is especially prone to craving a treat from DoorDash every once in a while

“My daughter does this especially if she just is, like, in the mood for something specific, and she just orders herself DoorDash,” Roderick said. “My daughter has even DoorDash’d herself, like, a jar of pickles.”

In terms of non-food-related purchases her kids are required to make themselves, Amazon orders fall into that bucket.

“My kids also place a lot of Amazon orders,” she said in the video. “Like, I know I have my own Amazon Wish list, but they do, too. And if they want something off of their Amazon Wish list, most of the time, they’re gonna be buying it for themselves.”

While Roderick makes sure to purchase things for her children and even says, “they’re not getting nothing from me. But if they want something specific that they just wanna order, they just go ahead and order themselves whatever they want on Amazon.”

Room decor also falls under this umbrella. Roderick purchased her children’s big-ticket furniture items in their rooms, but says that if they want something specific for their room decor, then it is on them to save the money for it themselves.

“I also make them put the majority of the money they get from social media into [a] savings account for when they go to move out and start their future,” she explains. “I know it can be a little bit controversial, but I will say my kids probably have more money than, like, the average kid, just because I do pay them for social media or being in my videos. And that’s on top of their, like, regular allowance.”

Last month, Roderick spoke with PEOPLE about the other ways that she has worked to teach her children financial responsibility.

Roderick told PEOPLE her goal is to help them build confidence with money and develop strong budgeting habits that will serve them well into adulthood.

“My initial goal, that I think any parent could achieve, is teaching them the value of what things cost and how to use money responsibly,” Roderick says. “There’s no such thing as unlimited money. Having them learn that at a young age was something I really wanted them to understand.”

To achieve this, the mother of three discovered a debit card called Greenlight, which offers kids an easy way to spend and track their money. 

Recognizing that many schools fall short in teaching practical money management, she believes the key to future success is starting early – and at home.

“I wanted to teach them as much about money as I could while they are younger, so finances aren’t overwhelming when they become adults or even when they get their first job,” Roderick explains.