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Originally Posted by Alisa
Is your son old enough to understand not to buy something without asking you first? Is he basically well-behaved and responsible?
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He is 17. The second question is sure a loaded one. Trust but verify I guess.
We gave my 18 year old a credit card (a few years ago). He is involved in alot of shool activities and they traveled alot. The card was for him to buy lunch/dinner when on these outings. He has several times latley used it to go out for dinner with his girl friend. I brought it up with him, his answer was, "well it was ONLY $12." Not the point.
So, yes while I would expect that he wouldn't purchase stuff without asking, however he has more reading time than I and the Kindle seems to make it easy and not password protected in any way.
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Originally Posted by Alisa
Daffy4u's idea about a separate account is also quite good. I know people who do this for all online purchases. They have an account for that purpose only with a very low balance. If they want to buy something larger, they transfer the money in right before they buy. That way if it's compromised, the thief can't do much damage.
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Well, if we are talking about a true credit card, at least in the US that is no worry. You have no liablity for fradulent charges. Also, when shopping on line I mostly use one time use credit card numbers provided by my credit card company. So, even if one gets out in the wild it is limited to a certain vendor and only generally valid for a month.
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