• 87Six@lemmy.zip
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        5 days ago

        Because he couldn’t educate his child enough

        • to know he couldn’t spend that much on a whim
        • to know minecraft videos aren’t gonna be profitable starting solo in 2026
        • to even feel bad at all for what he did
        • to even realize how massive of a fuckup he just made after his dad found out

        That child is done for.

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            then I must have been a genius at 9 because I got an overcharge of like $10 on my phone subscription at about that age and when my dad told me I was mortified at what I had just done

            • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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              My parents would never tell us what the money situation is, which is both a curse and a blessing. They would just say there was no money for it so I didn’t understand the concept that well. Took high school to learn about balancing checkbooks and such to fully comprehend what they were saying.

              I think parents should have a talk to their kids about finances in general though, not the nitty gritty, but understand how much goes into X to ensure Y. To find out the real value of a dollar in a more tangible way so they know, when mom and dad say they have $1K at the end of the month, that’s a hard cap, and they may soft cap it to keep savings for emergencies.

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              So what you’re telling me is that you should be lauded because you didn’t stumble on an financial edge case landmine as a kid but this child unfortunately did and that they deserved it? Got it.

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          to know minecraft videos aren’t gonna be profitable starting solo in 2026

          How is this something you’d expect from a dad?