Family Sharing - Payments

HI, id like to ask about Family Sharing and the payment method.
IN the settings window where i can send an invite to my sister for example, it shows my credit card under "payment method", and right beneath it it'll say "purchases initiated by family members will be billed to this payment method".
Does this mean that if invite mu sister into Family Sharing, and she decides to puchase an app, it will be billed to my CC but not to her own? If it will show her own CC as well, will she be able to choose between the two?
Basically what Im trying to accomplish is that each of us will pay from our own CCs for the stuff we want for ourselves but at the same time both of us could use each other's purchases.
Thanks in advance for clearing this up for me

I guess by that Apple made it "less attractive" for people to add any random people to their sharing plan. But even in a family i find it to be very odd using just one credit card, as usually both parents or their grown kids would have a user account rather all of them hooked to their personal credit cards. I dont see why this would make sense tho. Why not log in with the same user account on all devices and therefor use one credit card. Basically thats exactly what Family Sharing is then, nothing but one account for all, just disguised in a different and prettier name - "Family Sharing".
Thanks for helping me clear it up.
Cheers

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- deleting & re-installing the shared apps
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When trying to update my payment method, it seemed weird that:
- Apple was asking for the security code of my card (that is OK so far), and when I input that...
- ...Apple stated my card is expired (which is simply not true, it's still more than a year until expiry)
And on top of that I couldn't update nor delete nor add any other payment method, at least on iOS (haven't tried desktop iTunes yet).
By the way, I did a test purchase on my account, and it worked perfectly, so it seems that my card is OK as long as my account is initiating the purchase.
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- how can I fix the family sharing issue?
- what's wrong with the payment method checking?
Cheers
Tamas

There are a few reasons why that would be the case. Any apps that you may have purchased and then transfered to her device would need your account information in order to update. Thats why when you go to update it brings up your id. Also make sure to check under settings that she is signed in on the device to her account not yours. You can check this from settings<store<view accout or sign in/out.
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After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains helpful advice concerning Family Sharing payments. There can be only one payment method which is associated with the family organizer:
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