A 17-year-old's allowance at $0.50 per year of age
At half a dollar per year of age, a 17-year-old gets $8.50 a week, $36.83 a month and $442 a year, split into spend, save and give jars.
$0.50 per year of age at 17
- Every week
- $8.50
- Every month (52 weeks / 12)
- $36.83
- Every year
- $442
- Spend jar (50)
- $4.25
- Save jar (40)
- $3.40
- Give jar (10)
- $0.85
Weeks to a goal from the save jar
| Goal | Save jar only | With 2 in every 100 a week interest |
|---|---|---|
| $20 | 6 weeks | 6 weeks |
| $50 | 15 weeks | 14 weeks |
| $100 | 30 weeks | 24 weeks |
| $250 | 74 weeks | 46 weeks |
What it often covers at 17
- most of their own spending money
- clothes, transport and phone
- saving for a car, a trip or study costs
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Every amount is worked out with the same functions as our allowance and savings goal calculators. Rules of thumb, not advice on what to pay. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.