▲ 624 ▼ Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 week ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 206 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago (9 children) Time to sell the kid permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago (5 children) 20 years ago I read an article that stuck with me ever since ... it detailed at the time that on average, whether you can afford it or not, it costs about $200,000 to raise a child to the age of 18. So selling the kid would cut the parents losses over the 18 year period permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 child) Its a million, been a million since early 2000's (source had kids early 2000's) read about it back then- that's over there lifetime 0-18. fuck outta here with anything less, plus god forbid you have to pay child support to a mother that refuses to work, but also not spend money you pay on said children. Source fuck family court permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago I read something similar more recently, and it was about $250k then. It's probably even more at this present moment permalink fedilink source parent [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) I mean... $10k a year for survival for one human? I guess that makes sense? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent [–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) It’s gettin’ boomer up in here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago It's getting child-free, but still majorly indebted to credit card companies up in here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago very relevant username permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago (5 children) 20 years ago I read an article that stuck with me ever since ... it detailed at the time that on average, whether you can afford it or not, it costs about $200,000 to raise a child to the age of 18. So selling the kid would cut the parents losses over the 18 year period permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 child) Its a million, been a million since early 2000's (source had kids early 2000's) read about it back then- that's over there lifetime 0-18. fuck outta here with anything less, plus god forbid you have to pay child support to a mother that refuses to work, but also not spend money you pay on said children. Source fuck family court permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago I read something similar more recently, and it was about $250k then. It's probably even more at this present moment permalink fedilink source parent [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) I mean... $10k a year for survival for one human? I guess that makes sense? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 child) Its a million, been a million since early 2000's (source had kids early 2000's) read about it back then- that's over there lifetime 0-18. fuck outta here with anything less, plus god forbid you have to pay child support to a mother that refuses to work, but also not spend money you pay on said children. Source fuck family court permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brian@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago that can't be right (assuming USD), the highest US number I can find is 800k per child in San Francisco, but otherwise the national average is 300k. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago I read something similar more recently, and it was about $250k then. It's probably even more at this present moment permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) I mean... $10k a year for survival for one human? I guess that makes sense? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago The article I read at the time mentioned that this was the average bare minimum .. like a single unemployed parent doing their best to raise and keep a child alive and fed until they were 18. The cost is higher if there are two parents paying for expenses ... and even higher if the parents have any bit of wealth permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) It’s gettin’ boomer up in here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago It's getting child-free, but still majorly indebted to credit card companies up in here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago It's getting child-free, but still majorly indebted to credit card companies up in here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago very relevant username permalink fedilink source parent