My allowance was 15 cents/week....I laugh when I think about it.
We used to leave home in the morning (when there was no school) and be gone all day. At dinner time, my father would whistle REALLY LOUD and we would know it was time to come home. I never got into too much trouble. I DID get stuck in a few trees, but only had to be rescued once.
Ah, the good old days.