I used to believe that money was just a verification of wealth, and you only had to show a shopkeeper that you had the money to pay for something, and they would give it to you. So, the first time I payed for something on my own when I was five or six, I showed the shopkeeper five pounds (I live in the UK), grabbed my item, and turned to leave. He wasn't best pleased, but I was adamant that I had payed! In the end, my Nan gave him the money, and I couldn't understand why she was just giving it away! I thought money was like a passport for buying things, and it seemed silly just to give it away! After all, you wouldn't just give your passport away!
A childhood belief about money
others believed things like this
- I used to belive that if you went up to an ATM it would just give you money out that is not your own money.Anon
- I used to believe that a bank was a place where they give out money to peopleAnon
- When i was child i used to believe that when i lose one tooth, a little mouse will give me some money.— Daniele
- when i was a child i used to believe if i put my tooth under the bed the tooth fairy would give me money— milena
- When I was a little kid I used to believe that tissue paper was money and that you could have a box of money.Anon
- When I was little I used to believe that there was a man sitting inside ATM machines giving you your money.— Kazza