# Make Your Kids’ Allowance Cover Their Treats – Then Let Them Run Short

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-17T16:45:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/kids-allowance-budget/
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Count on that happening at least once. Your 9-year-old spends the whole allowance on the first thing that catches their eye, and two days later the toy they wanted most turns up on the shelf. Your job is to sympathize... Source

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