I never understood the concept of working and getting paid, but I understood the concept of getting drinks refilled, and I used to think that parents did the same with their wallets they would spend money, and then type in how much they spent and that much would pop into their wallet, like when you get a drink refill you tell them what kind it was.
A childhood belief about money

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you had to "buy" your job. The more money you paid, the better the job. — Duke
- I didn't quite grasp the concept of time zones, and thought that Chinese kids went to school at night.— Giselle
- That everything was free. You paid for nothing, money was just to look nice.— Blasia M
- I used to think all money paid for goods at shops went to charity.— Tim
- I used to believe the D in the Disney logo was a backwards G. I never understood why.— Nancy
- I used to believe that which ever way you looked it was north, never understood how people got lost :-S— Simon