A new study has found the average kid is raking in up to $52 per month in allowance — $36 more than their parents did at the same age, adjusting for inflation.

Inflation may be on most Americans’ minds while they’re at the grocery store and gas pump, but not when they’re doling out their kid’s allowance. While 29% of parents have increased their kids’ ...

As the financial ecosystem has gotten more complex, so have parents’ payments to kids.

Is allowance-flation happening in 2025? A new study has found the average kid is raking in up to $52 per month in allowance — $36 more than their parents did at the same age, adjusting for inflation.

A new study shows three out of four parents give their kids a weekly or monthly allowance. The study from Talker Research ...

So your kid has asked you for an allowance, but you’re not sure how much money is appropriate or how to go about it. Good news: We did some research and tapped a financial expert to learn about the ...

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Before electronic payments came along, giving your kid an allowance was as easy as handing over a fiver come Friday afternoon. But technology has created new ways to transfer money from parent to ...

Despite inflation, most parents haven't increased their children's allowances. The average weekly allowance for children ages 5-17 is $37.19, but the median is $20. Digital payment methods like Venmo ...