Children in the Netherlands are given a lot of freedom with money. They almost always get to manage their own money. But at the same time, they get less pocket money (‘zakgeld’) on average than children in other European countries. From the age of five, children in the Netherlands get an average of €0.50 per week. They then get a bit more each year, up to an average of €3.00 a week at the age of 12. Children in the Netherlands are allowed to do a limited amount of paid work from the age of 13, and to work legally from the age of 15. Children often have a bank account and a debit card before that. Moreover, they can often access their own accounts quite easily via a mobile app. Children thus learn to handle money well from an early age. Often, children in secondary school are also given ‘clothes money’ (‘kleedgeld’) to buy their own clothes.