Kids and money
Practical guides for parents in the UAE on pocket money, saving, giving and teaching children about money as they grow. Every figure is sourced or clearly marked as our suggestion.
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Guides
Pocket money by age in the UAE: how much to give, and what it should cover
How much pocket money to give by age in the UAE: what surveys and parents report in AED, suggested ranges from age 4 to 18, and what each age can learn.
Read the guide: Pocket money by age in the UAE: how much to give, and what it should cover
How we write these guides
These are general parenting guides, not financial advice. We quote UAE figures with their source and year, say when a source is old, and label our own suggestions as suggestions. Every family is different: fit what you read to your income, your children and your values.