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What's The Going Rate For The Tooth Fairy

Monday, January 28, 2013

What's the Going Rate for the Tooth Fairy in 2013?

Folding currency, not coins, apparently is required for the storied exchange.

Got a snaggletooth in your household? Here's how to keep them happy. The tooth fairy, the longtime nocturnal visitor who leaves financial treats under pillows in exchange for childrens' ejected teeth, has to adjust for inflation too. So how much does a lost tooth earn in 2013? An average of $3, apparently, although there's word that one in Cartersville recently went for as much as $10. In the 21st century, there's digital help. Visa, as part of a financial education program, has an online Tooth Fairy calculator. Testing the filter options: For Georgia, parents' age of 45, and household income of $40-49.9K, with a college education, there was an interesting variable. The average was $4 for female parents, $3 for male parents. This would …

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