Pocket Money for Primary 1

[JaniceMummy]

i give my son $2 per day.

His school selling a small bowl of noodle at $0.60. the rest of the money, he save it. Btw sometimes he can spend $1.00 on rice.

[3kiddos]

I give $1/day for my kids during p1-2. Most dishes cost 60-70 cents.

[mrsoh]

Thank you parents for all the info! Very insightful and definitely helpful. I shall check out the school canteen to see how things are priced

[zadrian]

For a start, maybe I would strongly recommend visiting the school.


Most schools like my daughters have food priced for the older kids but quite close to the outside market prices which I cannot fault them as these stall normally operate from 6:30am to like 4pm only.

I have been to the school, felt like a GIANT and ate like one…trying out at least 4 stalls…rice, noodles, Muslim stall and drinks stall.

So for my dotter, I gave her $1 for drink (only 3 times a week), $2 for breakfast or snacks before school (I drop her off rather early, before 7am), $2 for daily recess, $2 for after school lunch. I usually pick her up at 3pm other than Thursdays at 4pm.

But I also ensure that she has emergency money of 1x $5 note + 2x $10 note as the school does not allow children to bring in mobile phones or have the mobile phones exposed. So I would not allow her to carry a mobile phone in the bag in silent mode but I do have a cardless mobile in her bag so she can buy a SIM card during times of emergency.

Furthermore, there are no coin public phones in the school, so I have to ensure that she can purchase a phone card or SIM card when she requires one.