How a child opens allowance details
An allowance in KiddyCash is a scheduled payment set up by a parent or guardian to send money to your wallet automatically — weekly, monthly, or on another schedule. Think of it like a regular pocket money deposit, similar to how a parent in Nairobi might send KES 500 every Friday via M-Pesa, except KiddyCash handles it automatically.
This article explains how to open the detail page for one allowance and what each piece of information means.
Before you start
Your parent or guardian must have already created an allowance for you. If they haven’t done that yet, they can follow the guide on how to create a weekly allowance for a child or how to create a monthly allowance for a child.
How to open your allowance detail page
- Log in to your KiddyCash account at kiddy.cash.
- From your home screen, tap Allowances in the bottom navigation bar.
- You will see a list of all allowances set up for you. Each card shows the allowance name and the amount.
- Tap the allowance you want to check.
- You will land on the allowance detail page. The direct link to any allowance follows this pattern:
https://kiddy.cash/kiddy/account/allowance/:allowance_id— your app fills in the correct ID automatically when you tap the card.
What the allowance detail page shows
| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| Allowance name | The label your parent gave this allowance, for example “School Lunch Money” or “Weekly Pocket Money.” |
| Amount | How much money arrives in your wallet each time the allowance pays out. Shown in KES or your account currency. |
| Frequency | How often the allowance pays — for example, weekly (every 7 days) or monthly (once a month). |
| Next payment date | The next date money will land in your wallet. |
| Status | Either Active (payments are running), Paused (temporarily stopped by your parent), or Ended (no more payments). |
| Payment history | A list of past payouts showing the date and amount each time money was sent. |
| Created by | The name of the family member who set up this allowance. |
What to do if something looks wrong
- Amount is different from what you expected — ask your parent to check the allowance settings. They can edit the amount from their account.
- Status shows Paused — your parent may have paused the allowance temporarily. Talk to them to find out when it will resume.
- No payment history yet — if the allowance was just created, the first payment will arrive on the next payment date. Nothing has gone wrong.
Why allowances matter
Learning to track money coming in regularly is an important financial habit. Schools across Africa are starting to teach these skills earlier — you can read more about why schools play a bigger role in financial literacy than most parents realise and how schools and families can collaborate on financial education. KiddyCash is designed to give you real practice alongside those lessons.