What's the going rate for....

Jersey_Devil

a tooth these days? Tooth Fairy's gonna make a visit soon and wants to know. thanks.

WingMan380

Our kids get $1.00

ryansgram

Well the rates went up since i was a kid. I'd say a tooth is worth at least 100 bucks.

vicky1966

my kids get $2 ...although they tell me 'everyone else' gets $5 ...guess our tooth fairy is on a budget:laugh:

RacheyBaby1985

Haha, well my little bro an sis get £1

Jules2Be

One of my neighbors ruined the curve with a friggin $20!!!! I say no more than $5 for the first one...we gave $2 in quarters

Jersey_Devil

dentist said the real tooth fairy gives $10 and then grandma and grandpa give more. lol

runnercheryl

Not sure, but watch out for Google!

My cousin lost his first tooth a few nights ago. Got £2 for it. The next morning, he walked up to his mum, laptop in hand and said "I've been looking on Google to see how much the Tooth Fairy should leave, and there are some people who get £10 when they lose a tooth..."

neverstray

I give them $1, but they wind up getting $.83. I am required by law to withhold income tax. So, I withhold 17%. It should be higher since it's really more like "bonus" money, but I put it under income, so it gets a lower tax rate. My kids appreciate it.

Jersey_Devil

damnnn google.

teagin2002

I give them $1, but they wind up getting $.83. I am required by law to withhold income tax. So, I withhold 17%. It should be higher since it's really more like "bonus" money, but I put it under income, so it gets a lower tax rate. My kids appreciate it.

LOL!!

Chagama

We gave $1, but that was 6-7 years ago. We also gave them personalized letters from their own tooth fairy (each kid had a different one), which they really liked

lsapphire

Why can't the tooth fairy give gift cards from McDonalds or the Dollar store LOL I say 1-2 dollars should be fine

Celeigh12

You could get something fun from the bank like $2 bills or silver dollars or $1 coins.

Contrarian

I think $5 for the first one and $2 for the rest. I don't have kids, so I can afford it.

Hernandeak11

I got a dollar every time, but you should probably buy your child a puppy for each tooth...

dmgaloha

In Canada, the TF bring a toonie ($2 coin), or two loonies (2 $1 coins). My daughter liked it better when she got 2 coins (even though the value is the same), so next time I may ask TF to bring quarters or better yet, pennies! :laugh:

Behl9

I give them $1, but they wind up getting $.83. I am required by law to withhold income tax. So, I withhold 17%. It should be higher since it's really more like "bonus" money, but I put it under income, so it gets a lower tax rate. My kids appreciate it.

hahahaha! nice

Shannon023

One dollah! :bigsmile:

maygans

What the hell...

Around 20 years ago, I would get 1 quarter (25 CENTS) per tooth with the occasional extra quarter. I never got more than 50 cents for a tooth though. People give their kids 5+ dollars??

california_peach

We did $3 for the first tooth and a $1 for the second tooth. My son told me to tell the tooth fairy that next time he wants a quarter. To say the least, his bargaining skills are poor.

nerdyandilikeit

What the hell...

Around 20 years ago, I would get 1 quarter (25 CENTS) per tooth with the occasional extra quarter. I never got more than 50 cents for a tooth though. People give their kids 5+ dollars??

This is kinda what I'm thinking. I mean, I was poor, sure. But it's not like they WORK to lose the suckers. It'll happen even if you don't pay them.

EmCarroll1990

My parents gave us $5.00 / tooth.

elsham

Not sure, but watch out for Google!

My cousin lost his first tooth a few nights ago. Got £2 for it. The next morning, he walked up to his mum, laptop in hand and said "I've been looking on Google to see how much the Tooth Fairy should leave, and there are some people who get £10 when they lose a tooth..."

I LOL'd so hard at this. Smart kid, we should take notes. Google has spoken hahahaha.

staps065

I'd say a dollar per tooth, but if you give more once, you're in it until they lose them all!

kb455

We did $3 for the first tooth and a $1 for the second tooth. My son told me to tell the tooth fairy that next time he wants a quarter. To say the least, his bargaining skills are poor.

My son said the exact same thing the other day!! I put $1 under his pillow and he was all bummed when he woke up because he wanted a quarter.

I always do $1.00 per tooth.

maygans

We did $3 for the first tooth and a $1 for the second tooth. My son told me to tell the tooth fairy that next time he wants a quarter. To say the least, his bargaining skills are poor.

My son said the exact same thing the other day!! I put $1 under his pillow and he was all bummed when he woke up because he wanted a quarter.

I always do $1.00 per tooth.

You could give him 4 quarters! I had a small little "tooth container" that was really an old eyeshadow container with a clear cover (cleaned out of course) of my mothers that they always put the money in.