To wonder at what age you have to start giving pocket money?

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dd1 is eleven, dd2 nearly 9. Neither gets pocket money on a regular basis. They get to keep and spend birthday money as they wish. If they want something like a magazine or sweets they will ask me and I might say use your own money or I might give them a bit, depending on the situation. I figured I would start regular pocket money when they start being more independent, eg going to the cinema or a cafe on their own. My mother thinks it is crucial to give pocke money regularly from about six and is very disappointed with my failure to comply. What do you all do?

dc 14 16 18 never had pocket money - they use birthday money or Christmas money or holiday money and don't expect to be able to buy things or have them bought whenever they want.

Their grandmother keeps a jar for each of them at her house, she puts £2 a week in each jar every week and they collect that when they visit if they want something otherwise its left for another time. Maybe your mother could do something similar if you didn't want to get on the pocket money bandwagon.

We're starting early, ds is nearly 4 and gets £1 a week. He has to earn it through being tidy. Its helped us with keeping his toys tidy as he used to have a temper tantrum when asked to tidy up and now he will have a go. We will have a list of chores for him when he gets a little older to work towards it

I’ve started this year at age 10 and 7. 50p per year of age with the potential to earn more from out of the ordinary chores like washing the car.

There’s an expectation of decent behaviour and mucking in with household chores but nothing set in stone.

Works well so far. I have grown two who’s money burns holes in their pockets and one who has saved every penny!

I'm watching this with interest. My husband currently thinks it's acceptable to give my sc a tenner every time he sees her for "pocket money" even though she does absolutely nothing to earn it and had just come to expect to be given it...

I do the opposite to you, OP. My 5yo gets £1 pocket money, but I wouldn't give him full control of his birthday money yet. The most he has saved has been £8 or so, and if he saves for more than a few weeks I tend to round it up.

By 9 or 10 I would expect to be giving him an allowance to budget weekly.