Just as you may reward your children when they do their chores with stickers on a chart or a weekly allowance, you deserve a treat when you get your job done as well.
Some migrants to Spain from outside the EU, for example, became eligible in November last year for a portion of their Spanish benefits if they returned home and promised not to return for three years.
Every three months since then, I have deposited pocket money for them in their savings accounts and, as they have grown older, their clothing allowance as well.
