Thursday, February 7, 2013

Tech Article


Father Gives Daughter $200 to Quit Facebook for Five Months
            A 14 year old girl was given $200 for quitting Facebook, not forever, but just 5 months. Many Facebook users have taken “vacations” from the site. Rachel Baier, a high school freshman in Massachusetts, told her dad she’d stop using Facebook until the end of the year in exchange for $200.

Here’s a quote from the father…

"She approached me. She has been frustrated she hasn't been able to find a babysitting job and she has been looking for ways to get cash, so she asked, 'If I didn't use Facebook for so long would you pay me?'"

The father thought she was joking at first. He later realized her daughter was serious, so he drew up paperwork. "I went back and thought about it, and said if you are going to do it, we are going to sign a contract. And she said okay." The contract states that from Feb. 4, 2013 through June 26, 2013, Rachel will have her Facebook account deactivated. She will receive $50 halfway and $150 on the last day of ninth grade.

Original link: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/father-daughter-200-quit-facebook-rest-school-year/story?id=18431318

PHOTO: The agreement created by Paul Baier, which states that his daughter will will stay off Facebook for five months in exchange for $200.

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