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PayPal offers pocket money for the 21st Century
Tech Digest — ... notify the parent and ask them to approve or deny the request. At the moment, the feature is in an invite-only beta period, and there's no word when it'll open up wider. I suspect it might be a little while before we see it in the UK too, so for the moment, you'll have to stick with the old 'hand-them-cash' approach. Sorry. How much pocket money did you get as a kid? Let us know in the comments. I got £3.50 a week in the mid-90s. Paltry compared to my friends. Paypal (via New York Times) Related posts: Wadja wants to save mobile users money by offering free text ...