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you can spend. It may be that your parents and caregivers

give a regular amount of money, for example every week or once a month.

hand over money to their kids when they want it.

for birthdays or Christmas. Some of it may turn out

to be pocket money - money that you can spend on what you want.

expect part of their pocket money should be saved.

afford, how many kids there are in your family and

how old you are.

but older children would get more.
It also depends on what

you and your family decide is to be done with it. You may be given some money for saving and some money for yourself.
You may be given money but you have to do your chores around the house.

may be paid for each job that you do well.
Some

kids do paid casual work. They may save some, use some to help out the family or keep some as pocket money.

the money to buy things that they want
get used to

handling money and finding out what things cost
are responsible for looking after money
learn to save up for things that they want
may learn to save part of their pocket money for when they are older
learn to shop around for the best price.

You may choose to buy a school lunch once a

week, hire a game or DVD, or negotiate that mum or dad give you a dollar for every dollar that you save, so that you can save up for something special such as a bike.

regular allowance, but even a small amount regularly can soon

grow if you are saving hard for something.

pocket money
If you spend it all at once, then there

is no money until your next 'pay day'.
If you make bad choices then that's tough! You'll be more sensible next time.
If you break something when it isn't an accident you may have to pay back the cost of it.
If you are saving for something and don't put that money away first, it takes a very long time to get what you want (because you have usually spent your money on something else).
If you borrow money, you have to pay it back.

get pocket money." Jacob
"I don't have to do chores but I

get $1 a week anyway." Haydn
"I get $6 a week, it goes up with my age." Rachel

my diary signed I get $10. Every 4 weeks I

put some in the Bank, the rest I can save or spend." Bethany
"I get $10 a week for doing chores. I don't get it if I don't do the chores." Amy
  

my piggy bank and I use it when I need

to." Matilda and Alex
"I don't save any. I spend it when I go shopping." Amber
"We put birthday and Christmas money into the Bank, but we spend pocket money." Nathan, Anthony, Sam and Tess.

might be a good idea because they said it would

help them to understand money better.

their kids any pocket money. If your family is struggling

at the moment then you can help by looking for the best value, being extra careful when checking change and not getting upset if your friends have money and you don't.
Money is great to buy things with but it can't buy the most important things in life."

should teenagers of your age get?
How much pocket money do

you get?
What do you need pocket money for? Make a list of five things.
Saving money is a good idea, isn’t it?
Are you good at saving?

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