ray@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoA 13-year-old spent $64,000 of her parents' money on mobile games without them realizingwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-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 · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareNotSteve_@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 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-squareVertana@infosec.exchangelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year ago@NotSteve_ This is what I was thinking. Even not obsessively checking though. She didn’t check it once in four months?
minus-squareMars@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 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.
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.