How much pocket money do you get at 12?

Hello I am 12 years old and only get 2€ pocket money a week is that normal because others in my class get much more

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Littlethought
3 months ago

https://familienportal.de/familienportal/lebenslagen/kinder-jugendliche/taschengeld

Under 6 years: 1.00-2.00 euros/week

6 years: 2.00-2.50 euros/week

7 years: 2.50-3.00 euros/week

8 years: 3.00-3.50 euros/week

9 years: 3.50-4.00 euros/week

10 years: 20.00-22.50 euros/month

11 years: 22.50-25.00 euros/month

12 years: 25.00-27.50 euros/month

13 years: 27.50-30.00 euros/month

14 years: 30.00-40.00 euros/month

15 years: 40.00-50.00 euros/month

16 years: 50.00-60.00 euros/month*

17 years: 60.00-70.00 euros/month*

from 18 years: 70.00-75.00 euros/month*

However, one should also consider the parents' financial situation. As a teenager, I didn't receive any pocket money from my parents at all; I earned it by giving private lessons. My father had cancer and eventually stopped receiving a salary.

PS: Back then, I earned about 100 DM per month through tutoring. The top student in my class was three years older and earned up to 200 DM per month. That was over 60 years ago. 1 DM back then was worth about 2 euros. The cheapest ice cream on a stick costs 20 pfennigs.

Cosmos136
3 months ago

Google the pocket money table. It's a bit too little, so it's below the minimum. The minimum is €12 per month divided by €4, which is €3 per week. The maximum would be €20 per month.

turnmami
3 months ago
Reply to  Cosmos136

There is no minimum or maximum. Since there is no right to pocket money, parents decide whether and how much pocket money is given.

Redekunst
3 months ago

There are no clear rules. It always depends on what the parents can provide.

Immohai5757
3 months ago

I don't have any children, but I gave my granddaughter 50 euros a week.

Redekunst
3 months ago
Reply to  Immohai5757

If you don't have any children, how can you have a granddaughter?

Immohai5757
3 months ago
Reply to  Redekunst

The little girl doesn't have a real grandpa. I'm too young for grandpa, and my skin color doesn't quite match…but it's been working for 13 years.

Littlethought
3 months ago
Reply to  Immohai5757

This borders on prosperity neglect.

This makes the granddaughter an outsider.

Immohai5757
3 months ago
Reply to  Littlethought

But the school canteen was included.

Littlethought
3 months ago

Okay, that explains a lot. But we should stop this discussion here. We've strayed quite far from the topic of pocket money. If you're interested in this, you can contact me directly.

Immohai5757
3 months ago

No, it's not even family… She wanted me as a grandpa….

Littlethought
3 months ago

Aren't you the grandpa?

Immohai5757
3 months ago

The mother was a problem case, that's true. That's why I played the grandfather.

Littlethought
3 months ago

My grandchildren only receive anything from me if their parents have given their consent beforehand. Communication within your family seems to be a bit disrupted.

Immohai5757
3 months ago

I didn't know what the original mother added.

Littlethought
3 months ago

But you should also include that. My grandfather paid school fees of that amount for me for two years (at a local school). But I wouldn't call it pocket money. Pocket money usually refers to an amount of money that can be used (eg, excluding travel expenses) and that doesn't have to be used to pay any obligations.

turnmami
3 months ago

There is no right to pocket money.

Therefore, your parents decide whether and how much you get