Quick! How much does the tooth fairy pay

Rae6503
Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
edited November 11 in Chit-Chat
these days? We have our first lost tooth. She says the girl at daycare got $5. That seems a little steep.... But I guess we don't want to ruin the illusion by paying less.
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  • AlysonBug
    AlysonBug Posts: 67 Member
    I always just got a dollar. When my younger brother lost his first tooth he got $50 so....idk lol.
  • jlhill7
    jlhill7 Posts: 226 Member
    these days? We have our first lost tooth. She says the girl at daycare got $5. That seems a little steep.... But I guess we don't want to ruin the illusion by paying less.

    First Tooth- $3.00
    Each tooth after-$1.50
  • Masachapa
    Masachapa Posts: 79
    We gave our kids $5 for the first one lost and then $1 for each subsequent. I never heard them complain!
  • CAWStar
    CAWStar Posts: 23
    5 Bucks
  • MattysWoman
    MattysWoman Posts: 22
    We did one dollar for the first tooth and twenty five cents after.. Tooth fairy is cheap here ! Lol you could tell her the tooth fairy gives out different amounts for how clean it is, which tooth it is and so on. Good luck!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Your biggest coin... in my part of the world that would be $2.
    I don't think the tooth fairy carries paper money.
  • fguillory
    fguillory Posts: 291
    i got a dollar a tooth growing up
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
    i plan to give 5 for first tooth and 1 for everyother and i have to give more to her for her "princess tooth" cause her dentist told her its special lmao (its a silver cap)
  • MattysWoman
    MattysWoman Posts: 22
    A story my mom tells me: she forgot to put money under my pillow once... I cried.... Then she told me well your room wasn't clean she didn't dare go in your room she might break her neck.... Yea well I believed my mom and boy did I clean up my room in a hurry! lol
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    I've been giving $5 dollars. Had no idea what the going rate was, but I'm stuck now.


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  • zincalloy
    zincalloy Posts: 43
    I always thought you were meant to leave a coin. Seems strange putting a note there.

    Our kids get a £2 coin for each tooth.
  • ab_shutterbug
    ab_shutterbug Posts: 203 Member
    I vote for a silver dollar (coin).
  • penney88
    penney88 Posts: 32 Member
    When I was younger I got a toonie (2 dollars for all you US of A'er's) for each tooth
  • emdeegan
    emdeegan Posts: 219 Member
    $2 bill or a silver dollar.. the tooth fairy only deals in unique currency..
  • kiwinik
    kiwinik Posts: 25 Member
    $5 New Zealand Dollars for one without a hole or filling. I deduct $$$ for holey teeth to encourage them to BRUSH!!!
  • AussieMisfit
    AussieMisfit Posts: 78 Member
    I think she pays more for the bigger ones. They're much better for building her house.
  • jmulldome
    jmulldome Posts: 69
    My kids are getting $2, although I'm sure if I explain the status of our economy to them, they'll understand why they will get less.
  • jodianne123
    jodianne123 Posts: 1 Member
    I pay my kids $3.00.
  • xonashwaox
    xonashwaox Posts: 108
    Back in the 80's I always received a dollar...with inflation and the rise of taxes lol I now give my children five dollars lol!! Can't get anything for a dollar now a days shoot even a daym BIG STICK from the ice cream truck which used to cost 25 cents now costs $1.25!!!
  • WingMan380
    WingMan380 Posts: 2,139 Member
    We just gave our kids $1 for each tooth.
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
    Our Tooth Fairy spoils the kids. $5 for a regular tooth, $7 for a molar.
  • InnerPinup79
    InnerPinup79 Posts: 129
    Dang! I got jipped! As a child in.the 80's I got a 50 cent piece for the first couple then quarters after that. I thought that was a big deal. I don't have kids so I font know. Now as adults we pay to remove them!
  • brimir
    brimir Posts: 72
    I think she pays more for the bigger ones. They're much better for building her house.

    Jesus, If I would have heard that the tooth fairy builds her house with the teeth I would have NEVER told my parents I lost any!! SCARY!!
  • wackedoutpet13
    wackedoutpet13 Posts: 72 Member
    I remember getting one of those big 50 cent coins. I know they don't make them anymore but if you happen to have one laying around, it might be cool to give a coin that not many people have.
  • 69mustang
    69mustang Posts: 185
    $5 per tooth was the average when my daughter was younger. I asked the parents of her friends and class mates to see what they were giving, kids talk and I wanted her to get about the same as they were getting.
  • ShrinkRapt451
    ShrinkRapt451 Posts: 447 Member
    Mine got $2 for the first tooth (one new bill, to spend, and one gold Sacagawea dollar coin to keep). $1 for each after that.

    My kid actually decided not to bother with 3 of her 8 teeth. She doesn't usually notice when they come out (and thus doesn't have them), wants to keep the ones she DOES have, and "I get enough money from my allowance anyway" (80 cents a day for doing her daily chores, most of which involve "keep yourself and your things tidied up"). LOL!
  • pinktulip76
    pinktulip76 Posts: 28
    yep $5 here is the going rate lol.
  • mrschappet
    mrschappet Posts: 488 Member
    My son got $5 for his first tooth but that was because his Tia accidentally put his down the garbage disposal.. LMAO Tia was the payer for the tooth fairy that year hehehehe.. but he did receive a note under his pillow from the tooth fairy... and each year after I put $2 under his pillow with a note.. and believe you me.. he cared much more about the note then the money :-) the note always complimented how he was doing a great job taking care of his teeth. and it reminded him to brush and floss twice a day.... and it said how she always looked forward to picking up his teeth ect... :-) He is 12... oh I miss those days :-(

    I'm a cheesy mom LOL. Now my baby girl, she is 4, has her first loose tooth so I get to start the tradition all over again! :-)
  • smokinjackd
    smokinjackd Posts: 341
    It's been 5 dollars for all our children.
  • lisakyle_11
    lisakyle_11 Posts: 420 Member
    yep, five bucks....
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