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I mean, I don't really see that happening. Sweden is for all intents and purposes cashless these days, and I don't think we have more giftcards now than we did

I mean, I don't really see that happening. Sweden is for all intents and purposes cashless these days, and I don't think we have more giftcards now than we did in the 90s when cash was commonplace. To clarify about the cashlessness of Sweden: cash still exists, and you can still get government printed bills, but many places have stopped accepting them, and these days whenever someone has non-foreign cash it becomes the topic of discussion: "why the hell do you have those?" Honestly I don't know that they're useful for anything except donating to homeless(and even they usually have swish these days) or buying illegal drugs

grujicd 4y ago
How do you give money to kids? Where I live if you're under 18 you can't get any kind of bank card.
- amarant 4y ago
  I had a debit card when I was 14, but I think you can get one even sooner if your parents sign off in it. I think one of the reasons I didn't get a debit card sooner was because when I was a kid, cash was still relatively common (yes, I'm old - I remember using cash in Sweden!)
- scarface74 4y ago
  My youngest (step)son had his own debit card through Bank of America when he was nine. We were on his account. He had his own login when he was 13.
- vladvasiliu 4y ago
  In France, when I was a kid, there were some cards you could get that are usually for kids. They actually belong to the parents, and are attached to their accounts. I think it's also fairly limited in what amount you can pay, and doesn't draw from the main account but needs to be "topped-up". I've never had one, though, so I don't know the specifics. Apparently, BNP Paribas (one of the major local banks) now has a "teen offer", for people 12-17 yo. This seems to still be attached to the parents' account with the same bank, but the kids get to "manage" the account. https://mabanque.bnpparibas/fr/offre-ados https://mabanque.bnpparibas/fr/offre-ados

grujicd 4y ago

How do you give money to kids? Where I live if you're under 18 you can't get any kind of bank card.

amarant 4y ago
I had a debit card when I was 14, but I think you can get one even sooner if your parents sign off in it. I think one of the reasons I didn't get a debit card sooner was because when I was a kid, cash was still relatively common (yes, I'm old - I remember using cash in Sweden!)
scarface74 4y ago
My youngest (step)son had his own debit card through Bank of America when he was nine. We were on his account. He had his own login when he was 13.
vladvasiliu 4y ago
In France, when I was a kid, there were some cards you could get that are usually for kids. They actually belong to the parents, and are attached to their accounts. I think it's also fairly limited in what amount you can pay, and doesn't draw from the main account but needs to be "topped-up". I've never had one, though, so I don't know the specifics. Apparently, BNP Paribas (one of the major local banks) now has a "teen offer", for people 12-17 yo. This seems to still be attached to the parents' account with the same bank, but the kids get to "manage" the account. https://mabanque.bnpparibas/fr/offre-ados https://mabanque.bnpparibas/fr/offre-ados