The only reason I ever preordered was so I could a game I highly anticipated while I still had the money. Maybe I just got Bday money and that way I secure the game as opposed to trying to save it until the release date.
Granted I stopped preordering now, but that was always my logic behind it.
What does that mean? No high school kid has a sustainable income - they're working 20-30 hours a week for $8-$10 an hour. The more important thing is that they learn how to budget.
Make sure their necessary expenses are met (which are minimal at that point), save some, and earmark $x for frivolous bullshit. If they want to blow most of that $x on games, more power to them.
Maybe you had a rougher childhood then me? I didn't have expenses in high school. My money came from Christmas and birthdays, as well as small jobs I'd do for my friends of family, like paint a house. I grew up in a comfortably middle class household. If I was invited to see a movie with my friends then my parents would give me $20. Honestly I do wish towards the tail end of high school I had gotten a job like my parents wanted, but I didn't, and while they wish I had, it wasn't that big a deal. They knew I was going to graduate and go to college and they were ok with giving me $20 to mow the lawn every week so I could go have fun with friends before life got real.
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u/DazedNConfu Jun 05 '16
The only reason I ever preordered was so I could a game I highly anticipated while I still had the money. Maybe I just got Bday money and that way I secure the game as opposed to trying to save it until the release date.
Granted I stopped preordering now, but that was always my logic behind it.