simple ( @simple@kbin.social ) 14•1 year agoThese stories are always wild to me. Who keeps giving unrestricted access for their credit card to children?
NotSteve_ ( @NotSteve_@beehaw.org ) English5•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
Vertana ( @vertana@infosec.exchange ) 5•1 year ago@NotSteve_ This is what I was thinking. Even not obsessively checking though. She didn’t check it once in four months?
Mars ( @mars@lemmy.ca ) 2•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.
gun/linux ( @original_ish_name@lemmy.ml ) English12•1 year agothe girl said she didn’t understand much about money
- Shes 13 years old. She should know by now
- She knew to hide the transaction history from her parents
- She knew she shouldn’t give money to her classmates
gun/linux ( @original_ish_name@lemmy.ml ) English6•1 year agopay to win games should be illegal.
Bu… bUt TheY NeED tO maKe MonEY.
So does this girls parents
seesaw ( @seesaw@lemmy.ml ) English2•1 year agoYeah, make it so that either
- I pay to buy the game and I have fully access to everything it offers
- I pay to buy the game and pay a monthly subscription fee and nothing else
A game which you can pay to buy gems which speeds up your fucking castle’s build time is moronic and shouldn’t exist at all
BigFrogNuts ( @BigFrogNuts@lemmy.ml ) English3•1 year agoAnd she will forever be satisfied with all her purchases and never desire anything else.