My 11 year old somehow spent $47 on Robux last month before I noticed. I thought I had purchase controls set up but apparently I didn't do it right. Now he's learned he CAN buy stuff and keeps asking. Already set up proper restrictions but man this scared me. Anyone else have their kid rack up charges? What's your approach to letting them have in-game currency safely?
Oh man, this happened to us with Robux too. I didn't even know you could spend actual money on it until my credit card got hit. Immediately turned off one-click purchasing and now my kid has to ask for every single purchase.
Did you talk to him about what he was spending on? My kid didn't understand the connection between Robux and real money at first. Had to have that conversation about value and what money actually is.
That's rough. I picked my battles with a lot of things, but the in-app spending thing I had to lock down tight. Go back and make sure every payment method requires your approval. Not worth the surprise charges.
Three kids here and I've definitely had this happen. Set up family controls on whatever device she's using and require your password for any purchase, even the small ones. It'll save you headaches down the road.
Oh man, I learned this the hard way with my two. Double check those purchase controls - sometimes they're buried in settings and easy to miss. Might be worth having a conversation about what Robux actually is and why it costs real money.
This is my nightmare. My 11 year old keeps asking for Robux and I keep saying no but I'm terrified he'll figure out how to do exactly what your kid did. How did he even get your payment info?
Roblox is a money pit. The whole game is designed to make kids want cosmetics they don't need.
Oh man $47 is rough. Did you have to pay that or did your card get flagged? I thought I locked everything down on my kids' devices but apparently there are always loopholes.
Pro tip: go into the account settings and disable purchases entirely if you're not monitoring constantly. Roblox won't like it but your wallet will thank you. Took me a $60 hit to learn that lesson.
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I went through this exact thing last year. Now I have everything set to require a password for any purchase over $1. Sounds extreme but honestly worth it after spending money I didn't know was being spent.