pocket money
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What was, at first, a way to make some pocket money eventually became a “calling.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Growing up as the youngest of nine children in a cramped council flat in Kilburn, north London, from the age of eight she juggled schoolwork and part-time jobs to earn pocket money.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
"What I was earning as a little bit of pocket money suddenly became the be-all-and-end-all… that shift in our relationship probably also marked a shift in his behaviour towards me."
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
“The Dursleys haven’t given me pocket money for about six years.”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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