When I was a little girl, I used to think that checks were like free money. When my mom explained to my sister and me that we were running out of money for that month, I suggested that she just write checks to pay for everything--problem solved.
A childhood belief about money
you weren't the only one
55 of you believed this
- I used to believe that you could create money (that you didn't previously have) by writing a check.Anon
- I used to believe that as long as there were checks in the checkbook, there was money in the bank.— Michelle
- I used to think that money from ATM machines were free :p— qwerty
- I used to believe that with a credit card, you could get anything you wanted for free.— Anonymous
- I used to believe that checks and credit cards allowed you to get anything you wanted with out paying for it. — Diamond
- I used to belive that if you went up to an ATM it would just give you money out that is not your own money.Anon