my dad convinced me that gambling machines had little hands which came out the money return bit and stole all your cash. i was terrified of them for years. stoped me gambling though.
A childhood belief about money

others believed things like this
- I used to think the lady behind the cash register at the A & P got to keep all the money in the drawer.Anon
- I used to think that money from ATM machines were free :p— qwerty
- I used to believe the toot fairy stole your money.
-Dante-— Dante - When I was little I used to believe that there was a man sitting inside ATM machines giving you your money.— Kazza
- I used to think that ATM machines just gave out free money when you needed it. Ahhh if only...Anon
- I was convinced my cat was going to steal my money at night. Anon