Money and Kids: Adjusted for inflation

Adjusted for inflation

By Matt - 15/09/2022 11:30

Today, my 7 year-old daughter was counting all the money she made over the weekend from her lemonade stand. She made sixty dollars and said now she has more money than I do. She's right. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/05/2020 08:00

Today, I found out my fourteen-year-old daughter is making more money than me, thanks to babysitting and winning writing contests. FML

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By mother of an idiot - 09/07/2024 07:00 - United States

Today, my second-grade daughter asked her teacher how much money she makes. FML

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By anonymous - 02/11/2014 09:09 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my daughter admitted to me that the only reason she's nice to me is because I give her money. She's six. FML

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By poorman - 18/11/2013 22:14 - United States - Derwood

Today, I realized that my 5 year old son has more money saved up in his piggy bank than I have in my actual bank account. FML

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By IHateBeingAStudent - 12/02/2012 09:43

Today, a little girl I give horse-riding lessons to told me she had saved up $8.00 for her own pony. I laughed and thought how cute she was, then realized that was more than I have in my own savings account. FML

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Broke

By Anonymous - 01/07/2023 23:00 - Australia

Today, a lady I know gave my 3 year-old daughter a little coin purse, saying, "Your mum can put some money in that for you." My daughter responded, "But mummy has no money." I would have laughed, had it not been spot on. FML

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By Kilamo - 14/05/2018 20:30

Today, I told my mom I had 73 cents in my checking account. She gave me a penny and told me I had 74 cents and it was even now. Thanks mom. FML

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By wow - 02/11/2014 15:23 - United States - Gainesville

Today, my daughter mentioned that she didn't need to work because she could convert a dollar to 13 Mexican pesos and convert it back into "13 USD", over and over again. She's 17. FML

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By BrokebyKids - 06/09/2010 20:26 - United States

Today, my daughter asked for a dollar to buy ice cream from the ice cream truck while I was on my computer working. Out of my wallet she took a fifty dollar bill. The ice cream man got a big tip before driving off. FML

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By ripdivine - 24/02/2009 17:47 - United States

Today, I stopped at a lemonade stand on my way to work. A cute little girl handed me a mouthwash-sized cup of juice, and her adorable little brother told me it would be $.25. All I had was a $20. He shoved it into his overalls pocket, looked up with huge brown eyes and just said "Thank you." FML

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Yudith 24

Thursday 15 September 2022 13:01

Good for her! You found the perfect person to organize your GoFundMe for your future hip replacement.

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 15 September 2022 19:02

Maybe she should chip in for rent, health care, utilities, tax, etc.

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Yudith 24

Thursday 15 September 2022 13:01

Good for her! You found the perfect person to organize your GoFundMe for your future hip replacement.

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 15 September 2022 19:02

Maybe she should chip in for rent, health care, utilities, tax, etc.

ThorCTF 12

Monday 3 October 2022 18:14

Time to teach her about income taxes, all these services she gets from you aren't gonna pay for themselves :D Start them early!

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