Kids in the UK are now spending more money on 'Fortnite' and 'Roblox' than candy and books - Business Insider

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Kids in the UK are now spending more money on 'Fortnite' and 'Roblox' than candy and books

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Childrens’ spending habits in the UK have shifted to online games such as "Roblox" and "Fortnite" since lockdown began, away from sweets and books, a pocket money app has reported.Lego, Roblox, and Apple are the top three brands that children save up for, the study found.

Lego came in third in the pocket money league table, which assessed children's spending during the pandemic, while traditional purchases of books, magazines, and sweets slipped down to fourth place, from the top spots in the list.Their teeth aren't the only thing kids are saving this year: The Roostermoney study — which surveyed children that use the app, designed to help children save and manage money — revealed that kids are stashing away 43.

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So it's either this or writing about how you hate your wife's cooking

ah yes kids very famous for buying books

Themusicdud3

cool

Pesa barbaad- style of carrry

On the other hand Fortnite and Roblox don't rot your teeth or make you fat

If only their parents had the power to stop them... oh wait, they do.

enter up:

Breaking news: kids do what kids have always done and spend money on ‘unhealthy’ things

nice

TaylorLorenz Roblox gift cards have been sold out in the suburbs of the Greater Houston area on and off all summer.

good

I walk around on that BLOXBURG build a boat for treasure if a noob is tryna kill me ima kill him for good measure

Parents often buy their food and the information available in books is often online for free.

What a shame, we are loosing the young to addiction, much sooner then required.

What’s the stew-to-bracelet ratio though?

ok

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In other countries as well..

Ah fuck shut it all down guys the economy is boned

Better Roblox than lobbing rocks

Books should be free 🤗🤗🤗🤐🤐

....i can see why my son was so ‘particular’ about Roblox 🤔

We have to make America the best place in the world to do business.

'I have a story about British kids spending more money on games than candy. We'll need a good picture.' 'How about an adult stuffing an American 100 dollar bill into a piggy bank?' 'Perfect!'

Took me a second to realize this is not a parody headline

ok

Let me tell you a secret Books are simultaneously very expensive and very easy to access for free Video games are, comparatively, neither of those

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Ah yes kids, well known for buying books

Candy is bad for your health...

I want you to delete this tweet

Are you mad that they aren't buying candy?

It’s a good thing you used a stock photo of US currency then

If we don't find a solution, we may have to deal with a generation of psychopaths.

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