Dad Faces Backlash After He Admits to Stealing Thousands from His 4YearOld's Savings: 'He Won't Know' Toria SheffieldNovember 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM 0 Caleb Hammer/Youtube Christian on the 'Financial Audit' podcast A Mississippi man is facing backlash after he admitted to taking thousands of dollars from his 4yearold's savings account The man said he used the money to fund family trips and build "memories" He appeared on a popular financial advice podcast, where podcast commenters voiced their criticism of his decision A Mississippi man is facing backlash after he admitted to stealing thousands of...
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Toria SheffieldNovember 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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A Mississippi man is facing backlash after he admitted to taking thousands of dollars from his 4-year-old's savings account
The man said he used the money to fund family trips and build "memories"
He appeared on a popular financial advice podcast, where podcast commenters voiced their criticism of his decision
A Mississippi man is facing backlash after he admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from his son's savings account.
Christian, a 28-year-old postal worker from Biloxi, appeared on the Oct. 29 episode of Financial Audit, a podcast hosted by financial advisor Caleb Hammer in which a weekly guest gets grilled on their personal finances — often with a heavy dose of tough love.
In the episode, Christian admitted that he paid for a number of family trips — to places including Disney World and the Bahamas — on credit cards, but then decided he didn't want to pay the high interest rates on the loans.
He said he then "raided" his 4-year-old son's savings account, which contained "$8K-$10K," to pay off the credit cards immediately. He noted that a portion of the money in the account had come from friends and relatives who intended that the money be used for the child's future.
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"I figured I valued building memories with him and taking him on experiences — it was worth it," Christian said during the conversation, also stating that he viewed the money as "a zero percent loan."
"I figured he's 3, 4 now. He won't know," he continued, adding that he plans to pay back the money before his son is grown — while also admitting that he has already racked up more credit card debt.
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Christian said he made the decision without telling his wife.
"She doesn't approve. I didn't ask for her permission before I did it," he explained. He also noted that his wife recently rejoined the military to help their family pay off their roughly $90,000 worth of debt.
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Commenters on the episode were quick to share their thoughts on Christian's decision to use money meant for his son.
"The way I GASPED when he said $8-10K in the kid's account, and he took it all," one person said.
"Like stealing candy from a baby. Except you're stealing from your literal baby," another person added.
Someone else called the interview a "wake-up call."
"This man is scary. He has the same job as me, makes the same amount of money and has the same vice," the person said. "The only difference is that I don't have a wife and child. This video feels like a massive wake-up call. Thank you."
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"I'm glad he was able to take his son on those trips since he's probably gonna be losing custody in the divorce soon," someone else said sarcastically.
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Published: November 01, 2025 at 03:00PM on Source: COSMOPOLITE
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