I didn’t even get pocket money
My mate who is about 60 and worked in the shipyards said on pay day there was a queue of wives outside the gate ready to do exactly that, since had they not, the weeks money would have gone directly to the pub.
This was a regular thing with fishermen, hilarious to watch. If they hadn’t done it they’d have had nothing to live on. When we went all fancy and got paid straight into the bank, instead of cash, the amount of lads that went beserk was unreal, their wives hadn’t a clue exactly how much they earned.