Can I still buy my own songs with family sharing?

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Can I still buy my own songs with family sharing?

So my mom wants to set up a Family Sharing account so that we can share movies and shows we buy from iTunes on all our accounts. The question is will I still be able to buy my own songs from my account with my money without having to ask permission as I am over 18 and don't really need to be asking her every time I want to buy a game or song off itunes.

If not will I be able to set up a separate itunes account just for the sharing and still get the shows on my mac? (my mac is set up to my current account)

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 11:47 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 7, 2015 11:51 AM in response to bitsymarymoof

Just so yo know Family Sharing bills to the family organisers credit card

Yes you can still use family sharing without having to use "Ask To Buy" just turn it off, either at setup or, in the settings app (on your mom's iOS/Mac device) then iCloud then Family Sharing and choose your name and flick Ask to buy off

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Answer 2

Feb 7, 2015 3:16 PM in response to levelUp_Josh

that's not what I meant.

What I meant was can I buy songs with MY money. NOT using her credit card.

I understand Family Sharing says you have to use the main account's credit card (So my mom's credit card)

I want to know if I will still be able to buy songs with MY account and MY money (so NOT her credit card at all) and it will only be on my account.

In other words if I buy a song on my itunes account (And we have family sharing hooked up) I don't want it to charge her, I want it to charge me and only me and only be on my account, not for the entire family to be able to have on their devices.

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Answer 3

ed2345

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Feb 12, 2015 4:54 AM in response to bitsymarymoof

bitsymarymoof wrote:

that's not what I meant.

What I meant was can I buy songs with MY money. NOT using her credit card.

I understand Family Sharing says you have to use the main account's credit card (So my mom's credit card)

I want to know if I will still be able to buy songs with MY account and MY money (so NOT her credit card at all) and it will only be on my account.

In other words if I buy a song on my itunes account (And we have family sharing hooked up) I don't want it to charge her, I want it to charge me and only me and only be on my account, not for the entire family to be able to have on their devices.

Mary,

That is two different questions.

1. If you are a member of a family sharing group, and you want to pay for your own purchases, you need to keep a store credit balance on your account by redeeming gift cards:

Family purchases and payments

After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit. First, their store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer's card.

2. If you want to buy a song and not share it, buy it from a non-iTunes source such as Amazon Digital Music that is not in the scope of iTunes family sharing. Just add it to your own iTunes library.

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