I used to think that when we bought something at the store and they gave us back change, it was bonus money to thank us for buying their product!
A childhood belief about money

others believed things like this
- that people in shops gave you 'change' if you didn't quite have enough money to pay.— suzy
- I used to believe that commercials would only go away when you bought the product that was being advertised.— Hayabusa
- I used to believe that comercials are evil beings that would keep appearing until you bought the product.Anon
- I used to believe making a cake from scratch meant using a box mix rather than buying a cake from the store.— EZ
- I thought change was the store's way of saying thank you.— Madeline
- When I was 6 I truly thought that if something was £50 and you gave them £30 you got the goods AND £20 changeAnon