Let me start by saying that there is nothing good on regular TV on a Saturday morning. I don’t have cable so that limits my options, but there’s pretty much only programming for kids. This being said, I happened to see something that really got me thinking.

There was a commercial that was advertising a new Barbie doll. I don’t know what the specific doll was called, but it was something like Shopper Barbie. It was basically a fashion barbie where you could pretend like you were actually buying the clothes. It comes with a credit card and a register. This may seem like it’s just another toy, but what was shocking was what they were saying about it.

The commercial was showing how the register talked and said the prices of what was being purchased. You could then swipe your credit card. They then said that you will never run out of money. I actually couldn’t believe it when I heard it. This sort of thing is what’s being taught to our children. You can buy whatever you want and you don’t have to worry about money cause you’ll never run out of it. We need to be careful what types of things we teach our children and what we allow them to believe. Take this however you want, but if you don’t teach your children about finances, they’ll learn it somewhere. And you may not like what’s being taught.

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