A 13-year-old spent $64,000 of her parents' money on mobile games without them realizingwww.techspot.comexternal-link ray ( @ray@lemmy.ml ) Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago message-square8fedilinkarrow-up134
arrow-up134external-linkA 13-year-old spent $64,000 of her parents' money on mobile games without them realizingwww.techspot.com ray ( @ray@lemmy.ml ) Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago message-square8fedilink
minus-square simple ( @simple@kbin.social ) linkfedilink14•1 year agoThese stories are always wild to me. Who keeps giving unrestricted access for their credit card to children?
minus-square NotSteve_ ( @NotSteve_@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoYeah that’s the first thing I always think when I see stuff like this. Also do other people not obsessively check their bank account balances? Haha
minus-square Vertana ( @vertana@infosec.exchange ) linkfedilink5•1 year ago@NotSteve_ This is what I was thinking. Even not obsessively checking though. She didn’t check it once in four months?
minus-square Mars ( @mars@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoFinancial literacy is a huge issue in consumer spending across the globe. Even in world-leading economies, the layperson often doesn’t understand basics like sustainably leveraging credit/debt.
These stories are always wild to me. Who keeps giving unrestricted access for their credit card to children?
Yeah that’s the first thing I always think when I see stuff like this. Also do other people not obsessively check their bank account balances? Haha
@NotSteve_ This is what I was thinking. Even not obsessively checking though. She didn’t check it once in four months?
Financial literacy is a huge issue in consumer spending across the globe. Even in world-leading economies, the layperson often doesn’t understand basics like sustainably leveraging credit/debt.