my 12 year old son has made $1k in the last two weeks with an iphone app...

[MTG#10]

So there's an app for iphone and android called "Musical.ly" where kids lip-sync to songs and if they're good they get fans to subscribe. My boy has always had little girls after him but since he started doing this a couple weeks ago he's already become somewhat famous in Musical.ly land. He even has groupies, and a couple little girls have their profile pics as them kissing a picture of him they apparently printed out.

Basically the way it works is you can add money to your account and send it as "gifts" to people you like. He has been getting so many "gifts" that he's now cashed in for a total of $1000 and he says he almost has enough to cash out another hundred. I didn't believe him until he started Paypal-ing the money to me for me to withdrawal for him. I told him that he can spend some but he's going to save the rest. He obviously didnt like that idea and now he's giving me the silent treatment.

Has anyone here had a young child that started making a decent amount of money, and if so how did you handle it?

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Don't take advice from someone who has probably never set foot on a college campus.

My parents college fund for me dried up in the first quarter of college. I felt fortunate that they agreed to cover half of my 5 year stretch at KU, as they're the reason I'm only 50K in debt right now, rather than 100K.

I do wish I had figured out a way to save at a young age, anything that could have helped me take avoid taking a non-government loan would have been amazing. Ah well, now that I'm a year in the workforce, I have no regrets.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by kcxiv

lirik and Summit easily pull that with donations. i've seen summit talk about needing to buy rims for his 200K car and people donated the 8 grand in like 30 ****ing minutes. They make a killing.

I've made some donations to streamers, but never more than 5 or 10 bucks. And these are for guys that are lucky to get 500 views.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

My parents college fund for me dried up in the first quarter of college. I felt fortunate that they agreed to cover half of my 5 year stretch at KU, as they're the reason I'm only 50K in debt right now, rather than 100K.

I do wish I had figured out a way to save at a young age, anything that could have helped me take avoid taking a non-government loan would have been amazing. Ah well, now that I'm a year in the workforce, I have no regrets.

I went to College in the 80's. It was still very affordable for a kid to work and pay his way through College, especially at a State School, without having much debt . In today's world, it's next to impossible (without scholarships) for any kid to pay for his own schooling without having a massive amount of debt to start their post-college life.

This is the reason why my wife and I are going to pay the entire bill for our kids to go through school. We have been fortunate enough to put aside the funds necessary to pay for any undergrad and postgrad education. If it weren't for the fact that I have two awesome kids that understand the gift that we are providing for them, it would be more painful footing these bills. As it is, my oldest will be off to K-State this Fall with about $10K/yr in scholarship money. We will happily pay for the balance. Their only responsibility is to cover any non-school related items - ie. spending money (which isn't cheap either). They have both saved a good chunk of money to cover those expenses.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

I went to College in the 80's. It was still very affordable for a kid to work and pay his way through College, especially at a State School, without having much debt . In today's world, it's next to impossible (without scholarships) for any kid to pay for his own schooling without having a massive amount of debt to start their post-college life.

This is the reason why my wife and I are going to pay the entire bill for our kids to go through school. We have been fortunate enough to put aside the funds necessary to pay for any undergrad and postgrad education. If it weren't for the fact that I have two awesome kids that understand the gift that we are providing for them, it would be more painful footing these bills. As it is, my oldest will be off to K-State this Fall with about $10K/yr in scholarship money. We will happily pay for the balance. Their only responsibility is to cover any non-school related items - ie. spending money (which isn't cheap either). They have both saved a good chunk of money to cover those expenses.

That's awesome. Super congratulations to your children and it sounds like they are well on their way to making an impact in this world. By the looks of things they have it much more together than I ever did in high school.

I've often been told (usually by relatives via facebook) that "my generation" isnt willing work to work through school to pay off their college expenses. That's always been funny to me, I worked the entire time I was in college from anywhere between 15 to 45 hours a week, but most of that was wiped away immediately to pay for my rent and other living expenses. There was a time where I collected about $1400 in savings (a big deal for me at the time), but that vanished after a car wreck and when I bought new tires.

Major props to your kids for accomplishing so much already and to both you and your wife for understanding both the importance of college and the insane costs that are put on students today.

[tooge]

I don't think alot of 12 year old girls have money to dole out, so I'm guessing it's not them doing it. Also, why not teach the boy about hard work? Mow some lawns, rake some leaves, shovel some snow. Profit. To each their own, but I think shit like this is a problem with our youth these days. Go fishing, play ball outside, build a fort, etc. Get off the damned phone. He's 12yo for ****s sake. Those condoning this shit probably don't have kids and think it's a neat and "cute" way to make money. NOT. I'd stop that shit asap.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by threebag02

**** that 50% bullshit for college. That's a parents bill, it doesn't fall on the child. As long as he is responsible with the funds let him ride them out.

The **** you say?

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by tooge

Get off the damned phone. He's 12yo for ****s sake. Those condoning this shit probably don't have kids and think it's a neat and "cute" way to make money. NOT. I'd stop that shit asap.

Except social platforming and software industries are literally in the top 5 growing industries in the country. If you want your kids to be prepared for the economy they're going to graduate into, it's essential they have guidance for how they can start grassroots campaigns, businesses and market their efforts while not destroying their reputation to colleges and other workplaces on social media platforms. I certainly understand the importance of encouraging kids to get outside and pursuing lawn mowing or babysitting (I worked both jobs from 12-14)

Kids are learning how to use this tech regardless. Would you rather they learn how to use it online without any guidance, or would you rather have parents and teachers who can show them how to navigate and master the digital highways?

[tooge]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Except social platforming and software industries are literally in the top 5 growing industries in the country. If you want your kids to be prepared for the economy they're going to graduate into, it's essential they have guidance for how they can start grassroots campaigns, businesses and market their efforts on social media platforms. I certainly understand the importance of encouraging kids to get outside and pursuing lawn mowing or babysitting (I worked both jobs from 12-14)

Kids are learning how to use this tech regardless. Would you rather they learn how to use it online without any guidance, or would you rather have parents and teachers who can show them how to navigate and master the digital highways?

I'd rather they learn to use tech in school and by using their computers/phones to research things they like to do, things they need to for school, etc. Tech is awesome. They need to know it. I don't think lip syncing and watching others do so, and paying money to each other to do so, is valuable at all. Marketing through social media can be learned without this type of shit. We probably wont agree on this one, and that is fine. like I said, to each their own. I woundn't allow it in my home though. Btw, my kids are both teenagers and have phones. They are allowed to be on them for 30 minutes per night. I'm just not for this type of thing.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by tooge

I'd rather they learn to use tech in school and by using their computers/phones to research things they like to do, things they need to for school, etc. Tech is awesome. They need to know it. I don't think lip syncing and watching others do so, and paying money to each other to do so, is valuable at all. Marketing through social media can be learned without this type of shit. We probably wont agree on this one, and that is fine. like I said, to each their own. I woundn't allow it in my home though. Btw, my kids are both teenagers and have phones. They are allowed to be on them for 30 minutes per night. I'm just not for this type of thing.

Nah, we definitely have common ground there. I work with a lot of parents who are of the same mindset.

The problem is that a lot of the tech programs I've seen as a teacher are refried ass. The school I student taught at last year had a "state of the art" tech curriculum that featured Windows XP, Microsoft Office, and Dreamweaver. Tech programs are often underfunded and set in place by school administrators who don't see or understand their value, which means kids are often underserved in that capacity.

I am a Teacher that utilizes tech in the classroom every day, so I'm a bit biased. Basically I encourage my students to run wild with their ideas as long as they understand how to stay safe and their parents are in the loop each step of the way. I have a base curriculum that doesn't really touch these social media apps - but when my students have ideas to make a music video in leui of a book report, or integrate technology in a similar fashion, I'm always game if the parents understand the application and give their support to the process.

[tooge]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Nah, we definitely have common ground there. I work with a lot of parents who are of the same mindset.

The problem is that a lot of the tech programs I've seen as a teacher are refried ass. The school I student taught at had a tech curriculum that featured Windows XP, Microsoft Office, and Dreamweaver. Tech programs are often underfunded and set in place by school administrators who don't see or understand their value, which means kids are often underserved in that capacity.

I am a Teacher that utilizes tech in the classroom every day, so I'm a bit biased. Basically I encourage my students to run wild with their ideas as long as they understand how to stay safe and their parents are in the loop each step of the way. I have a base curriculum that doesn't really touch these social media apps - but when my students have ideas to make a music video in leui of a book report, or integrate technology in a similar fashion, I'm always game if the parents understand the application and give their support to the process.

That is different. If my kids wanted to make a video and put it out there and then do a school report on it, I'd be all for it. In fact, my son and two of his baseball buddies made a fishing channel last summer and put up videos on youtube of them catching fish all summer. I'm not sure why I feel that is different than paying each other to watch each other lip sync, but I just do. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

[Mile High Mania]

The family in this story has bigger issues, one being ... why does an 8 year old have access to this stuff?
http://ijr.com/2016/12/766132-dad-po...raising-flags/

“Apps like this strike me as the Amazon shopping list Craigslist of children,” said Crowetz.
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-pa...rn-for-parents

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Yeah, it's just 12-14 year old girls sending your son gifts... keep telling yourself that.

you need to look up just how much people can actually make using shit like this. its a different world out there. You just havent seen it. People will pay others if they are entertained. There are internet stars out there. You might not like it, but thats how it is.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Big Smoke

I've made some donations to streamers, but never more than 5 or 10 bucks. And these are for guys that are lucky to get 500 views.

i've subbed to a few people. Mostly i will keep a sub to CDNTHE3RD that dude is ****ing hilarious. Its almost better then watching tv shows at times. I mostly just watch them on my 2nd monitor while im gaming.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by kcxiv

you need to look up just how much people can actually make using shit like this. its a different world out there. You just havent seen it. People will pay others if they are entertained. There are internet stars out there. You might not like it, but thats how it is.

I'm familiar with the Internets

[Ming the Merciless]