Our first shopping spree. Parker gets her first credit card and proves she knows how to use it: Money Talks

Oct. 6, 2024 - cleveland.com

Even with the early delay, Parker’s first credit card purchases came five years sooner than I imagined they would. My original plan was to get Parker a credit card before her freshman year of high school.

I’ve since come across a dissenting argument on the value of adding minors as authorized credit card users. For her first shopping spree, Parker showed excellent restraint.

She was given a credit card and the green light at 9 years old to buy whatever she wanted...