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Would you buy your newly-licensed teen a brand new car?
December 15, 2010 at
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Why or why not?
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Ouch, and I bitch at paying $500 every six months for full coverage.
That's ummm... going to make things awkward later in life...
That's ummm... going to make things awkward later in life...
A teenager will usually get paid between $8-$12 an hour. Forcing them to buy a car means working many hours to buy a piece of shit. They might cut out their school, study less etc. because they really want that car. They might feel disconnected from their parents because they have to work and pay for every damn thing and can't count on their parents for any support (when has it been reasonable to say a 16 year old can fully support themselves?) Instead, buy them the car and have them pay gas. Make sure you tell them that they need to be responsible with it because you won't be buying them another one.
Just because you had a hard time growing up, without completely spoiling them, I don't see how you would want to impose that on your children if you can financially afford to buy them things (car, cell phone).
A teenager will usually get paid between $8-$12 an hour. Forcing them to buy a car means working many hours to buy a piece of shit. They might cut out their school, study less etc. because they really want that car. They might feel disconnected from their parents because they have to work and pay for every damn thing and can't count on their parents for any support (when has it been reasonable to say a 16 year old can fully support themselves?) Instead, buy them the car and have them pay gas. Make sure you tell them that they need to be responsible with it because you won't be buying them another one.
Just because you had a hard time growing up, without completely spoiling them, I don't see how you would want to impose that on your children if you can financially afford to buy them things (car, cell phone).
A teenager will usually get paid between $8-$12 an hour. Forcing them to buy a car means working many hours to buy a piece of shit. They might cut out their school, study less etc. because they really want that car. They might feel disconnected from their parents because they have to work and pay for every damn thing and can't count on their parents for any support (when has it been reasonable to say a 16 year old can fully support themselves?) Instead, buy them the car and have them pay gas. Make sure you tell them that they need to be responsible with it because you won't be buying them another one.
Just because you had a hard time growing up, without completely spoiling them, I don't see how you would want to impose that on your children if you can financially afford to buy them things (car, cell phone).
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I just see too many teenagers working more and more hours for $8 an hour so they can buy things they want. They neglect school and their studies. Would you rather have your child study and excel in school or waste that time working to buy their $2,000 cars?
A teenager will usually get paid between $8-$12 an hour. Forcing them to buy a car means working many hours to buy a piece of shit. They might cut out their school, study less etc. because they really want that car. They might feel disconnected from their parents because they have to work and pay for every damn thing and can't count on their parents for any support (when has it been reasonable to say a 16 year old can fully support themselves?) Instead, buy them the car and have them pay gas. Make sure you tell them that they need to be responsible with it because you won't be buying them another one.
Just because you had a hard time growing up, without completely spoiling them, I don't see how you would want to impose that on your children if you can financially afford to buy them things (car, cell phone).
A teenager will usually get paid between $8-$12 an hour. Forcing them to buy a car means working many hours to buy a piece of shit. They might cut out their school, study less etc. because they really want that car. They might feel disconnected from their parents because they have to work and pay for every damn thing and can't count on their parents for any support (when has it been reasonable to say a 16 year old can fully support themselves?) Instead, buy them the car and have them pay gas. Make sure you tell them that they need to be responsible with it because you won't be buying them another one.
Just because you had a hard time growing up, without completely spoiling them, I don't see how you would want to impose that on your children if you can financially afford to buy them things (car, cell phone).
When I was growing up, having a job and having a car were both privileges. If my studies had suffered, they would have been real quick to take both of those things away.
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I had a few friends who were pretty gentle with vehicles in their teens but in the group of people I hung out with I would say those fit maybe 10% of the teen population.