Roblox is eating my kids' allowance

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2w ago1 min read

Just found out my daughter has spent like $40 in robux over the past month without asking. She said her friends are buying stuff and she felt left out. I'm actually mad at myself for not setting purchase restrictions sooner. Did a quick setup in the app store and now she needs my approval for anything over $1. Has anyone else dealt with this and how did you explain it to your kids?

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BBrianRegular2w ago

This is exactly the kind of thing I worry about with my two. The social element makes it way harder than it used to be. Have you thought about having her earn the robux instead of just using allowance, so she really feels the cost?

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LLeo R.Regular2w ago

Yeah, the peer pressure thing is tough. We had to have a sit down with ours about how money works and that just because friends have stuff doesn't mean she gets everything too. Maybe set some spending limits on the account so there's a hard stop?

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PPete Y.Regular2w ago

Forty bucks is a good learning moment though. Could've been worse. Maybe make her understand the real world equivalent, like that's how many movie tickets or whatever she actually cares about.

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