Tooth Fairy tradition adapts as households go cashless
The Tooth Fairy custom faces a modern challenge as fewer families keep cash at home for payments.
The Tooth Fairy tradition has endured through inflation and changing parenting practices for generations, but now confronts a new obstacle: the decline of cash in households. As families increasingly rely on digital payments, the classic practice of leaving money under pillows has become less straightforward for parents trying to maintain the childhood tradition.
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Has the Tooth Fairy gone cashless at your house?
The Tooth Fairy has survived inflation, changing parenting trends and generations of light-sleeping children. But now she’s facing a more modern problem: who still has cash in the house?