People Share The Things That They Thought Were Either Really Cheap Or Really Expensive When They Were Kids

Remember when money meant nothing? Such simple days

Rachel

• Published in Funny
• October 13, 2020

I miss the days where I was a little kid and didn't worry about money. For, like, seven blissful years I was just chilling out, doing my thing, then I started to get pocket money and had to learn the value of money.

There are some items, though, that you incorrectly valued when you were a child. As an adult, I am still surprised by how expensive some things are, and how cheap other things are.

This Reddit thread asked, "What was something you wrongly guessed as very expensive/cheap when you were a child?" Read on for some of the top results... do you relate?

Only having something on special occasions automatically makes it feel expensive

14apkillian:

"Always had sparkling grape juice as kids but only for New Years. Seemed like such a lavish bottle. They’re cheap as hell... but only having it that often made it feel so special"

Food pricing...

Trawhe:

"It never occurred to me that some food was more expensive than other food. I 100% thought my mom made spaghetti all the time because it was her favorite.

I was much older when I realized it was because it would feed a lot of people very cheap."

Paying so much for an extra floor decoration??

lifeofchrist__:

"Rugs!! Why are rugs so fking expensive"

It IS posh!

rabbit92:

"I always thought Viennetta ice cream was so posh and expensive"

It does take a lot of skill to use it well though

MonsterMunch678:

"Food colouring and fondant icing for baking. Thought it was sooo expensive and that's why only fancy cakes used them. Turns out they cost like £1 each"

It is legit more expensive to drink bottled water than softdrinks sometimes!

Zallarion:

"I remember wanting to have the cheapest beverage at a themepark with my aunt and uncle when I was 11. I insisted on having water, while they were subtly nudging me towards milk. Milk was cheaper, who knew"

I love kid math

jmo_joker:

"Video Games were crazy expensive, but that's the only thing I cared about. So when I looked at X item I would compare it to video game prices (40-60 USD). In other words I would look at something and think "That costs like half a video game" "With that amount I could get 3 video games" "That's like a quarter of a video game".

I kept doing this until I reached 17"

Decimal points ruin so many plans

th7024:

"I have kind of a funny story that is related. I got an allowance even when I was really young, but it was only a few dollars a week. When I was probably 6 or 7 we were at the mall and I saw a sign for golden retriever puppies for 299. Naturally I assumed this was 2.99. I went into the store and proudly put $3 on the counter only to be told I would need a lot more than that.

As an adult I also look back and I can't imagine what my parents would have done if I had somehow had enough to purchase a dog despite the fact that we already had 2 at the time."

I also thought this!

sass_princess:

"When I was really young I thought the price of gas was just whatever price was posted, not per gallon. So if the sign said $2.79 I thought to fill up the car only cost $2.79 and couldn't understand why adults complained so much at how expensive gas was."

CLASSIC

jonnywombat:

"Not me, but my son when he was about 4 or 5..

On seeing a man getting out of a Porsche convertable asked in a big loud voice ," Dad has that mans car got no roof because he is poor and can't afford one?"

The guys face was a picture, made even better when i just replied " thats right son""

Weirdly expensive

Kyle102997:

"Legos

Those things are expensive"

DIY is your friend here

Konstantin_G_Fahr:

"Curtains. Never thought of them being valuable. Guess what, if you have someone make them fit your place they cost a fortune."

Movie snacks are obscene!

renterrenterrenter:

"My middle-school age son organized his first trip with three of his friends to the movies without parents. I bought the tickets beforehand and gave him $40 for snacks and drinks. After dropping him off I took my youngest to the arcade across from the theater and while we were there caught a glimpse of my son walking into the theater with his friends, all of them holding large slushies. My son had a definite holy shit look on his face.

When I picked him up a few hours later he said to me, "I offered to buy my friend slushies and told the guy medium but then he handed us these big-ass drinks and said it was thirty-eight dollars."

Now ever since, he's been asking me things like, "do I have any bonds?", "how much does <radio dj, animator, doctor> make?", "how do I get a trust fund?" lol Sorry kid, I just had a little extra from working overtime."

A mistake you only make once...

maleorderbride:

"Figured credit cards meant infinite money. Turns out they do for a little bit if you're real stupid. Which I was."

What did you seriously mis-judge the price of as a kid?

Rachel