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Well, cars and college have certainly both become relatively much more expensive over time, but why are you mentioning what your parents would or would not want
by mpyne 14y ago
Well, cars and college have certainly both become relatively much more expensive over time, but why are you mentioning what your parents would or would not want you to drive?
Owning a car for the sake of owning a car is blessedly less "cool" in high school though, which I think has a lot to do with it as well. Just as much as the money aspect at least, I've seen teens manage to put thousands of dollars into cars when I was growing up just because that was their hobby. For them, their job supported the car, not the other way around.
- freehunter 14y agoIf your parents are helping you buy a car in any way, you're at the mercy of what they approve of. Parents can also make life difficult for you if you're not following their recommendations, especially if you're still at their mercy for financial support. The teens you speak of are not the youths he speaks of. You're talking of teens without other financial obligations, living off their parents. He speaks of youths trying to make it on their own.
- mpyne 14y agoSorry, I forget that there are teens out there where parents are able to help them buy a car, or remain financially involved once the kid is out the door.
- pessimizer 14y agoThe teens who spend all of the money from their job on their car are teens who are entirely supported by their parents. Many parents would expect that some of the wages that the child earns go towards offsetting the child's own cost. Some parents may even insist that the wages more than offset the upkeep of the child, and go towards helping support other children in the family (lots of single parent households.)