Mom holds job interviews to teach her kids about money. 'Best to have them earn it'

Rasha Ali

An Atlanta mother is making her kids work hard for their money.

Instead of giving them an allowance, Shaketha Marion McGregor is giving them actual job titles and duties. Her innovative idea that she posted on Facebook has has been shared more than 114,000 times.

In a selfie, the mom of three showed that she was "now hiring" for three positions: laundry supervisor, lead housekeeper and kitchen manager for her company called "This Mom Means Business."

The photo also showed that she would be holding interviews for these jobs.

The applicants? Her three kids: Jahkeem, 13; Takeia, 10; and Serinity, 6.

Yes, McGregor actually held interviews with her kids to fill the vacant positions and gave her "employees" new-hire packets as well.

McGregor said the interviews went smoothly except for a few fumbles here and there. But as of now, her youngest was by far the most professional.

"Jahkeem pretty much laughed the entire time, which caused me to laugh a lot also. It was tons of fun. It was like never ending bloopers," she told USA TODAY in an email. "His only questions were, 'How much do I get paid? How often do I get paid? And do I have to pay taxes?' It was hilarious."

The kids are handling the responsibilities of their new job duties pretty well so far, although it has been only about a week. McGregor says they're eagerly awaiting their first paycheck.

The mom said she came up with the idea after she had to replace a lot of items she lost during a tragedy.

"We lost a lot of things last year in a house fire and so I've been really working hard to recover the things that we need," McGregor said. "And my children continued to ask for things that they want so I figured it'll be best to have them earn it."

The kids were doing chores around the house even before they got hired, but "they would bump heads about who can do what." Now that they have specified job descriptions, that won't be a problem anymore.

"They used to get an allowance but I had to stop with that for a little due to financial hardships," McGregor said. "I was hired as an correctional officer this past week and would be able to start paying them again as soon as next week."

The mom adds that she hopes her viral post will help families see that education of any kind starts at home and doesn't have to be boring.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mom is 'now hiring,' holds job interviews to teach her kids about money