I remember when I didn't understand how bank interest worked - when my mum or dad told me that money grew in banks, I always pictured people struggling out of the building with huge 2p coins in their arms!
A childhood belief about money
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that banks were owned by rich people who gave away their money.— Lyssa
- I used to believe that a bank was a place where they give out money to peopleAnon
- When I was little, I believed that banks were places where anyone could go in and take some money for free. Anon
- When my brother was 5 I use to swap a $5.00 note for lots of coins because he thought that I had more money— MATT NEWTON
- i used to believe that if you were broke that you could go to the bank and get money for free!— Karianne
- I used to believe that as long as there were checks in the checkbook, there was money in the bank.— Michelle