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family sharing

My daughter wants to be able to make her own purchases with her own card separate from the family sharing, how can we do this and still have her part of the family sharing?

Posted on Oct 24, 2019 8:31 AM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2019 8:36 AM

Only the family organizer can use their credit or debit card to make purchases for the family except in the event that one of the family members wants to use their own store credit. If she wants to pay for her own purchase, have her buy and redeem iTunes gift cards. Her balance in iTunes will always be used for her purchases before the organizer’s card is hit for the purchases.


My family members have been redeeming their own iTunes gift cards for purchases since we started using family sharing and my card has only been charged one time when my daughter accidentally went over her account balance by mere pennies.

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Oct 24, 2019 8:36 AM in response to Ajalaelove

Only the family organizer can use their credit or debit card to make purchases for the family except in the event that one of the family members wants to use their own store credit. If she wants to pay for her own purchase, have her buy and redeem iTunes gift cards. Her balance in iTunes will always be used for her purchases before the organizer’s card is hit for the purchases.


My family members have been redeeming their own iTunes gift cards for purchases since we started using family sharing and my card has only been charged one time when my daughter accidentally went over her account balance by mere pennies.

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