When I was kid I didn't get what decimal points meant so when I would see (for example) a toy that was $9.99 I thought it meant it was $999 dollars and thought that seemed awfully expensive for a toy...
A childhood belief about money
others believed things like this
- I thought that socialism just meant being social and didn't get why anyone would be against it!— Olcasgean
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- I thought when someone was described as being "mild-mannered" it meant they didn't have very good manners— Samilton Duerheiser
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- I used to think that any number with a decimal point in it was HUGE.— sm
- i used to believe that sex meant love and that having sex meant the two people would live happily ever after.— amy