I grew up in Mexico, and in spanish the word for cashier is the same word used for box. I went to the bank with my mom and she told me she had to go to the "box" to deposit some money. I believed that money was kept in cardboard boxes in the bank until I was 8.
A childhood belief about money

others believed things like this
- 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 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 a bank was a place where they give out money to peopleAnon
- We would drive by UNION BANK here in California and I would say "Onion bank!" My Mom would bust up laughing.— BINGO
- I used to believe the bank "scottish widows" was run by widows, and only gave bank accounts to widows.— Angelmouse