Allowance in 2025: Why Are Kids Richer Than Me?

Allowance in 2025: Why Are Kids Richer Than Me?

Remember when $5 a week made you feel like a millionaire as a kid?

Maybe you’d hit the corner store for some candy, a can of Mountain Dew, and still have change left over.

Well, forget all that, because in 2025, the average kid is apparently ballin’ on a budget that looks more like a part-time job.

According to new reports, kids today are pulling in about $2,000 a year in allowance.

That’s $41 a week. FORTY-ONE. At 10 years old.

I was lucky if I got four bucks and a Capri Sun.

These kids are out here negotiating like little Wall Street interns. “If I clean my room and walk the dog, I’d like a 5% raise and stock options, please.”

The wildest part? Some parents are even tying allowance to “good habits” like brushing your teeth or putting your phone away.

So basically, kids are getting paid just to not be feral. I feel like I missed an entire economic revolution.

Don’t get me wrong—I love that parents are teaching kids about money early, but also… what happened to chores just being your civic duty as a short person living rent-free?

My mom hit me with the classic: “Your allowance is food and shelter.”

Kids today are Venmo-savvy, investing their cash, budgeting with apps, and somehow still have better sneakers than me. I’m over here reusing Starbucks gift cards and asking if Hulu still does trials.

On the other hand, I understand why kids need more money. I just looked up how much it’d be to get the NCAA 26 and Madden 26 bundle and it’s ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS!

Back in my day video games were fifty bucks, “shut up grandpa”, times are tough.

Bottom line: the modern allowance game is wild. But if any 5th graders are hiring, I do clean a mean bathroom and I’m very punctual. Will work for snacks. Or $41 a week. I’m not picky.