Faux Debit Cards for Kids
I saw a post over at AllThingsFinancial about giving a 10 year old a debit card and I thought in principle it’s a good idea, in practice though it could be a disaster. The article itself is about JLP’s allowance policy and how he believes it’s more important to teach kids about real money instead of plastic (I agree) but I think that education on credit does have it’s place at an early age. It’s important to make the link between a credit/debit card and real cash, that is they should be treated as one and the same. Why not give your child a faux debit card, instead of a real one that they can lose, that acts like a real credit or debit card? Feel free to use my MS Paint debit card below as a starting point. 
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Print that baby on some cardboard stock paper and they’ll be ready to swipe in no time!
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I’m going to use an alternative plan: Brainwashing my kids to NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, EVER BE SUCKED INTO THE VORTEX OF DESTRUCTION COMMONLY KNOWN AS “CREDIT CARDS!”
Hahahaha, I just felt an irresistable urge to cut up all my credit cards.
Worst thing I ever did was sign up for a credit card for a coffee mug. I could of used an education on credit when younger.
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