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How can I get my pre-teen to understand "responsability"?

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My 11 yr old step daughter has been (for lack of a better word) "half assing" on ALL of her chores. She recently went about 600 text messages over her limit so she was given a monetary amout for each of the houshold chores. When she completed a chore that chores "value" was deducted from the overage charge on her cell phone bill. After the charges were worked off she got her phone back. Well we came to notice after she went back to her mom's house that she skipped some not really noticable until it's too late steps in some of the chores. Some such as not rinsing or even scrubbing the corners of the bathtub, not making sure all of the food is off of the dishes before she picks them up. So to sum it up...she got her phone and we got "played". Any advice?