Tooth Fairy return outpaces S&P 500, beats inflation
Average allowances
That transition might be easy. The current price per lost tooth is within spitting distance of the average allowance that Americans dish out weekly to their children. According to the 2022 T. Rowe Price annual survey of allowances, 22% of American parents dole out $6 to $10 weekly to cash-starved children; 35% pay $11 to $20, and a miserly 14% pay $5 or less.