ray@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoA 13-year-old spent $64,000 of her parents' money on mobile games without them realizingwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up137
arrow-up137external-linkA 13-year-old spent $64,000 of her parents' money on mobile games without them realizingwww.techspot.comray@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squaresimple@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoThese stories are always wild to me. Who keeps giving unrestricted access for their credit card to children?
minus-squareNotSteve_@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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-squareVertana@infosec.exchangelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years ago@NotSteve_ This is what I was thinking. Even not obsessively checking though. She didn’t check it once in four months?
minus-squareMars@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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.