I thought that bank tellers had little vaults underneath their desks with customers' names on them, and when you came to the bank to deposit or withdraw they would open up your little vault and add or take money out of it.
A childhood belief about money

others believed things like this
- We would drive by UNION BANK here in California and I would say "Onion bank!" My Mom would bust up laughing.— BINGO
- I thought it was against the law to carry around a lot of money unless you were putting it in the bank.Anon
- 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
- I used to believe that a bank was a place where they give out money to peopleAnon
- I used to believe the bank "scottish widows" was run by widows, and only gave bank accounts to widows.— Angelmouse