Well said Cassie Nicole Pence
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As a 15 year old he is mature enough to understand household requirements. Have a quiet discussion with him explaining expenses and your current predicament. Treat him like an almost-adult and ask for understanding. Let him know the difficulties of raising children and job loss.
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Iād tell him doing his chores are his contribution for being able to live in the house. It is not an obligation to you or your husband to pay him. Thatās a privilege to get an allowance. As a matter of fact Iād start teaching him to do his own laundry, doing the dishes cleaning up around the house. Also Iād look into getting more support from his dad if possible. $80 for a teenager isnāt very much at all and Iām sure heād like to be able to do other things like sports. My ex-husband paid $200 until my stepson was about 14, then the ex wife had it ordered for $675. My ex-husband liked to have had a fit. I told him that if she had taken him back every time she could it would probably be more and to just pay it. It is his child and it is his responsibility.
80Ć·4= 20. Why canāt he have his allowance. Ask him to choose between.play station and allowance.
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somebody call abe lincoln! someone needs out of slavery
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Tell him he doesnāt pay for for or room and board so whatever chores you give him pays for that.
does he want a playstation subscription or does he want allowance?
He can get a job or choose what he wants to be cut so he gets his allowance
He is old enough to understand responsibility he should understand how things work
You provide him with so much
You need to take his biological father to court to pay higher maintenance $80 is really nothing to be honest
Publix hires at 15, just saying!
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Tell him to fuck up 
get a job mate
GTFO. Youāve had him since he was 18 months old and single him out? Iām pissed too.
As long as your biological kids are getting no allowance itās fair. Heās old enough to get a pt time job. Teach him RESPONSIBILITY thatās why we have a lazy generation. Thereās lots of after school jobs he could get earn his own money. He then could be proud of that. I donāt think I would charge him gas money unless itās a long trip. The father is getting away with 80.00 is REDICULOUS
This is a no-brainer. If he really wants money, then I suggest you get him to go and get a job. When I was that age I was turning in bottles and caddying at the local golf course and I certainly didnāt get 15 dollars a week. It was 15 cents a day and I had to do chores. It sucks when theyāre at that age and getting rebellious. Any chance you have a lawn mower? Teach him how to use it and make money with it with a stipulation that if it breaks heās paying for it to be repaired. Hope this helps.