I was 14 when I figured out that cable tv is not a free public service and that it costs money.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- I used to think that money from ATM machines were free :p— qwerty
- That everything was free. You paid for nothing, money was just to look nice.— Blasia M
- i used to believe that if you were broke that you could go to the bank and get money for free!— Karianne
- i thought an ATM machine was something which gave free money!!— Armani
- When I was little, I believed that banks were places where anyone could go in and take some money for free. Anon
- I used to think that ATM machines just gave out free money when you needed it. Ahhh if only...Anon