What is a good allowance for an 8th grader living in California?

I guess it also depends on what you do to EARN your allowance, not be just a the amount of a weekly stipend from your parents. If you do nothing, you shouldn't get an allowance. If you do a lot to help out, then you should negotiate that with your parents.

That depends on what you do for your parents. You would have to talk to your parents about it. The more you do, the more you earn! In my opinion, regular chores (vacuuming, some laundry, setting the table, doing dishes, basic stuff around the house not taking more than 1 hour, working no more than 2 hours a day...) would give you about $12 weekly. Again, it depends on how much you do, and you would need to talk with your parents about it.

Well, before Christmas, we were getting our age every week. I'm 13, so every Sunday I got 13 dollars. Now, me and 2 of my siblings have a chore list. Every chore that gets done is 50 cents. It doesn't seem like a lot, but there is 9 kids in my family. That is how it works in my family, up here in Canada. I know a lot of my friends ask for their age in money... but you should be doing work for your money... just my opinion!