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A 13-year-old spent $64,000 of her parents' money on mobile games without them realizing
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@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.
They don't even have their bank setup to give them a notification every time there's a purchase.