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.

Parent advice (from our panel of staff contributors): It depends on the job market, and what’s going on academically. When school was in session, my wife and I had a “schoolwork is your job” attitude.

Getting an allowance has been a facet of many childhoods. Perhaps you earned a little pocket change in exchange for helping out around the house growing up, or maybe your parents allotted you a ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alexander Weber. It has been edited for length and clarity. Until I was in elementary school, my parents and I lived in a modest apartment. My mom ...