Comments on: Bill My Parents – Are You Kidding Me?? http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill My Parents | http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-3106 Bill My Parents | Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:58:59 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-3106 [...] can shop online using that credit. I think it’s all pretty neat, but there are other who disagree. I think it makes for easier birthday shopping! Here’s a whole writeup by CNET [...] [...] can shop online using that credit. I think it’s all pretty neat, but there are other who disagree. I think it makes for easier birthday shopping! Here’s a whole writeup by CNET [...]

]]> By: Amanda Bryan http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-3105 Amanda Bryan Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:48:48 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-3105 Great article. I actually looked into Bill My Parent and ultimately decided against it. Besides the name being awful, I want my kids to have a little more responsibility. Instead I opened up a MONEY account for my teen with ING Direct. No fees or minimums whatsoever. Also think it's great that they're making financial aspects cool for teens with a Facebook page and sweepstakes. http://www.facebook.com/ThatsMoney Definitely worth checking out, great option for teen banking! Great article. I actually looked into Bill My Parent and ultimately decided against it. Besides the name being awful, I want my kids to have a little more responsibility. Instead I opened up a MONEY account for my teen with ING Direct. No fees or minimums whatsoever. Also think it’s great that they’re making financial aspects cool for teens with a Facebook page and sweepstakes.

http://www.facebook.com/ThatsMoney

Definitely worth checking out, great option for teen banking!

]]> By: Shocked http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-3002 Shocked Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:13:30 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-3002 Shocking thing is that you can also use a fraudulant card & info. The first time I heard of bill my parents, was on charges on my account. Fraudulant charge to Bill my parents for the .50 charge for each transaction. So how is it that this site can bill anyone through Bill my parents with fruadulant charges as in a wine company, porno. Hmmmmmm this is for kids?? So even if you do not approve the charges, GUESS WHAT!!!!! This opens up credit card theft which I was a victim. Lets teach these kids young how to get things without paying for it & committing theft by using stolen card #'s Shocking thing is that you can also use a fraudulant card & info. The first time I heard of bill my parents, was on charges on my account. Fraudulant charge to Bill my parents for the .50 charge for each transaction. So how is it that this site can bill anyone through Bill my parents with fruadulant charges as in a wine company, porno. Hmmmmmm this is for kids?? So even if you do not approve the charges, GUESS WHAT!!!!! This opens up credit card theft which I was a victim. Lets teach these kids young how to get things without paying for it & committing theft by using stolen card #’s

]]> By: a REAL teenager http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-2984 a REAL teenager Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:27:51 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-2984 I actually like the concept of this. First, it's prepaid so the parents can put a limit to what us kids spend. Second, you get e-mail & text alerts to whatever we buy wether its online or in a store. It gives us teens more responsibility & so that if we go on a class trip, across the country, or to a new country all together they don't have to worry about our money being stolen. If parents give us a card with like a $500,000 limit, then they know that were gonna spend it. But with this, now they don't have to worry about us putting in debt. I actually like the concept of this. First, it’s prepaid so the parents can put a limit to what us kids spend. Second, you get e-mail & text alerts to whatever we buy wether its online or in a store. It gives us teens more responsibility & so that if we go on a class trip, across the country, or to a new country all together they don’t have to worry about our money being stolen. If parents give us a card with like a $500,000 limit, then they know that were gonna spend it. But with this, now they don’t have to worry about us putting in debt.

]]> By: Will http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-2776 Will Mon, 09 May 2011 22:38:39 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-2776 it's PREPAID! you can limit the amount and limit things they can buy, parents think they know everything about us. honestly i think blogs like this are just excuses for "helicopter moms" to whine. maybe you should ask your kids what they DO know about money, you would be surprised how much you can learn in the world by example. plus, once they're on their own. mommy and daddy aren't going to be there to hold their hand anymore it’s PREPAID! you can limit the amount and limit things they can buy, parents think they know everything about us. honestly i think blogs like this are just excuses for “helicopter moms” to whine. maybe you should ask your kids what they DO know about money, you would be surprised how much you can learn in the world by example. plus, once they’re on their own. mommy and daddy aren’t going to be there to hold their hand anymore

]]> By: Zack http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-2773 Zack Thu, 05 May 2011 18:48:44 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-2773 Is this what rich families do? This isn't giving 'tweens' any responsibility. If you wanted to give them REAL responsibility, then send them out to get school clothes themselves, with YOUR credit card, and TELL them a budget limit. If they go over the limit, make them return items until they're back under it, or make them pay off the difference (by working, chores, etc... Obviously a 'tween' isn't going to have a job.) And this 'bill-my-parents' crap... There's no dignity for either part in this. How proud would you be to be a parent of a holder of the 'bill my parents' card? How cool is a kid going to look at the front counter pulling out a 'bill my parents' card from their purse or wallet. Instead of cash? You give your kid this card, and what if they go buy things for their friends? They spend all of your money buying things for friends, expensive items from mall outlet stores... Because, in reality, it's NOT their money. Why should they worry? Is this what rich families do?
This isn’t giving ‘tweens’ any responsibility.
If you wanted to give them REAL responsibility, then send them out to get school clothes themselves, with YOUR credit card, and TELL them a budget limit.
If they go over the limit, make them return items until they’re back under it, or make them pay off the difference (by working, chores, etc… Obviously a ‘tween’ isn’t going to have a job.)

And this ‘bill-my-parents’ crap… There’s no dignity for either part in this. How proud would you be to be a parent of a holder of the ‘bill my parents’ card?
How cool is a kid going to look at the front counter pulling out a ‘bill my parents’ card from their purse or wallet. Instead of cash?

You give your kid this card, and what if they go buy things for their friends? They spend all of your money buying things for friends, expensive items from mall outlet stores… Because, in reality, it’s NOT their money. Why should they worry?

]]> By: Victor http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-1648 Victor Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:22:28 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-1648 It's awesome. I mean it's better than you think. They just make a list and send it to me. Knowin' me I don't care. I go ahead and bye the items for them. So I don't have to hear them complain. As long as it makes them happy it makes me happy. That's all that matters. It’s awesome. I mean it’s better than you think. They just make a list and send it to me. Knowin’ me I don’t care. I go ahead and bye the items for them. So I don’t have to hear them complain. As long as it makes them happy it makes me happy. That’s all that matters.

]]> By: christie http://thesupermom.com/bill-my-parents-are-you-kidding-me/comment-page-1#comment-1119 christie Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:36:36 +0000 http://thesupermom.com/?p=287#comment-1119 my daughter is going on a trip for school and the idea of her having this card is great. If somthing happens and she need more money all I have to do is go online and put money on her card .She does not use the "wish list" at all ......In this day and age you never know what your child might be faced with and It makes me fell better to know that she will be taken care of even from miles away..If i were to gave her cash for this trip and someone stole her money how would she eat or even get back home ..she is 13..Some parents think it 's crazy and this is for spoiled kids but my child will not have to worry about her dinner.... my daughter is going on a trip for school and the idea of her having this card is great. If somthing happens and she need more money all I have to do is go online and put money on her card .She does not use the “wish list” at all ……In this day and age you never know what your child might be faced with and It makes me fell better to know that she will be taken care of even from miles away..If i were to gave her cash for this trip and someone stole her money how would she eat or even get back home ..she is 13..Some parents think it ‘s crazy and this is for spoiled kids but my child will not have to worry about her dinner….

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