Posted on 01/22/2016 10:16:28 AM PST by Borges
“A fool and his/her money are soon parted..” PT Barnum
I will bet this story is a HOAX. I believe it is an internet legend drafted only to generate internet traffic, especially emails.
The good news is she can spend her summer vacation in Juvie for writing bad checks.
Sophomore year in high school, eh?
What happened to the classes on personal finance, or do they teach a ‘business’ curriculum, any more?
As to ‘who’s at fault’?
The parents, first. The kid, second. Her so-called friends, third.
Yes, ‘dad’ should go with her to the bank, AND the police, WITH lawyerS in tow. The age of the kid might be teetering on kid/adult.
How can a 14 year old deal with a bank to get things ‘straightened out’? Doesn’t everything have to go through the parent?
Can a kid that age even legally write a check?
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