Hmmm. I reserve judgement about online banking! We also had to stay late if money didn't balance. The cry of victory from my supervisor if she managed it first time was the most important part of the day. I believe they no longer 'bother' doing a trial balance every day... tut.
But it's very hard to teach youngsters the value of money these days because they get given fivers here, there and everywhere, gifts throughout the year (not just birthday and Christmas!) and never have that important lesson - and subsequent pride/pleasure/satisfaction - of spending ages saving up for something. When my son was young and I refused him something, he told me to get some money from Tesco. I didn't understand till he explained - he'd been with me buying groceries and getting cash back at the till and had thought if you wanted money you went to Tesco and they gave you some.
