Childhood Totally Sucked: 19 Reminders Why Adulthood Isn’t So Bad

19. Earning an Allowance

Here’s another thing: as an adult, if I want to blow too much money at the … let’s say, bookstore, then I will spend too much money at the … bookstore. The point is, when you’re a kid, you’re given a super small allotment of cash every week or so and told to save it for something special. Again, to build character. Who actually does that?