Recently a friend shared that her 8th grader was going on a school field trip. Parents had been advised to make sure their child had a way to electronically pay for any souvenirs because the destination was cashless.
The teacher gave the parents some suggestions — a pre-paid card (like from the grocery store), adding a card to Apple Wallet or the like on the child’s phone, or giving them cash and having them convert it to a card at the destination.
She ended up adding her card to her son’s Apple Wallet and all was well, but 8th grade is a great time to get kids their own card so they can learn to manage money!