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but then how do you pay for things if/when you want to buy the little one something? you either add the card then remove it, get a separate card, or find a way

but then how do you pay for things if/when you want to buy the little one something? you either add the card then remove it, get a separate card, or find a way to use credits somehow -- but in the case of the latter two, Junior could still slam a few buttons and eat up all available funds on that card -- just without the impact of your regular card.

thesuitonym 16d ago
This is something that Apple really got right. My kids can initiate any kind of purchase they want (At least, those that are allowed based on Screen Time controls) but every purchase stops and waits for approval from me or my wife. Even if the item is free. No faffing about with credits, or extra cards, or setting limits.
machomaster 16d ago
Just use a bank with a decent service (like Revolut), create a separate card number for your kid (10s within the bank app), where you put more money when needed and can easily put the number on hold or activate it whenever you please.
- Smoosh 16d ago
  Like this Revolut? https://cybernews.com/security/revolut-data-breach-75-million-records/ https://cybernews.com/security/revolut-data-breach-75-millio...
  - machomaster 16d ago
    > After the publication went live, Revolut reassured that the review is still ongoing. "We have so far still found no indications of any breach." > "We have checked the user and card identifiers contained in the alleged records against our systems, and none of them correspond to valid or genuine Revolut identifiers," the spokesperson said.
- usr1106 16d ago
  A bank that cannot be used in the browser has no decent service.
  - machomaster 16d ago
    The parent had a practical problem. I told him what kind of simple banking feature would easily solve it. I also mentioned a bank, which has it for sure. For sure, this feature is not a Revolut-exclusive. Plata from Mexico should also have this and much more, from what I have read. If American/European banks don't have such a simple feature, this speaks volumes about them. Your comment has a vibe of "a bank that doesn't have a local office has no decent service". To each their own, I guess.
    - serf 15d ago
      >I also mentioned a bank if you're not in the US. revolut in the US is a fintech group with a bunch of bank partners.
kalcode 16d ago
I mean, you can gift things when you purchase them, not sure why that can't be a way. But I still agree it's silly to have the customers find work arounds.
fragmede 16d ago
privacy.com lets you generate credit card numbers on the fly

thesuitonym 16d ago

This is something that Apple really got right. My kids can initiate any kind of purchase they want (At least, those that are allowed based on Screen Time controls) but every purchase stops and waits for approval from me or my wife. Even if the item is free. No faffing about with credits, or extra cards, or setting limits.

machomaster 16d ago

Just use a bank with a decent service (like Revolut), create a separate card number for your kid (10s within the bank app), where you put more money when needed and can easily put the number on hold or activate it whenever you please.

Smoosh 16d ago
Like this Revolut? https://cybernews.com/security/revolut-data-breach-75-million-records/ https://cybernews.com/security/revolut-data-breach-75-millio...
- machomaster 16d ago
  > After the publication went live, Revolut reassured that the review is still ongoing. "We have so far still found no indications of any breach." > "We have checked the user and card identifiers contained in the alleged records against our systems, and none of them correspond to valid or genuine Revolut identifiers," the spokesperson said.
usr1106 16d ago
A bank that cannot be used in the browser has no decent service.
- machomaster 16d ago
  The parent had a practical problem. I told him what kind of simple banking feature would easily solve it. I also mentioned a bank, which has it for sure. For sure, this feature is not a Revolut-exclusive. Plata from Mexico should also have this and much more, from what I have read. If American/European banks don't have such a simple feature, this speaks volumes about them. Your comment has a vibe of "a bank that doesn't have a local office has no decent service". To each their own, I guess.
  - serf 15d ago
    >I also mentioned a bank if you're not in the US. revolut in the US is a fintech group with a bunch of bank partners.

kalcode 16d ago

I mean, you can gift things when you purchase them, not sure why that can't be a way. But I still agree it's silly to have the customers find work arounds.

fragmede 16d ago

privacy.com lets you generate credit card numbers on the fly