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From: Ski Country U.S.A. - Colorado
Originally Posted by asinatra
Since i added useful information before i think i have the right to say, i dont pay **** for my truck, just what i put into it
parents pay
GAS
INSURANCE
TRUCK
i pay
whatever i want to go into it
So talk **** on me, not on thumper. And so what if they pay half or full, we still put our detication in; to keep the vehicle clean and in shape.
parents pay
GAS
INSURANCE
TRUCK
i pay
whatever i want to go into it
So talk **** on me, not on thumper. And so what if they pay half or full, we still put our detication in; to keep the vehicle clean and in shape.
I have no problem with a young dude owning a new truck/car.
In fact I think its great. IF he/she is paying for it.
However what does concern me is that if Mommy and Daddy are giving you this on a platter, they aren't doing you any favors. You'll learn this 10 years from now (+/-).
Enjoy the ride though.
P.S. - Its spelled "dedication".
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Joined: May 2001
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From: Albany, GA
I have said it before....I grew up with a lot of kids (and I will admit I was one of them) that mommy and daddy were decently well off and bought them new cars and paid for everything while they were in school, and I have to tell you I don't know of a single one that are not doing well for themselves now 10 years are so later. I know of a few of the kids that didn't have anything that are doing well now to but its sad to say that most of them are common 9-5er's living from paycheck to paycheck. Not thats a terrible thing...it just shoots the old "make your kids work for everything they get and they will be a huge success, give them everything and they will be bums" idea to hell. Its just a fact if your born with a silver spoon in your mouth chances are you wont ever have to eat with a plastic one.
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Lincoln, NE
My 2 cents...
We can't control who our parents are and how much money they have / had. To me, it matters more that kids respect what they are given by their parents.
My old man bought me a very used Mustang because he didn't want me to work and would rather have me focus on school. It worked...I got a scholarship, and he didn't have to worry about helping me pay for school. Basically, he got a $180,000 return on his $4000 investment.
Then there are the others who have no concept of common sense. I had a kid living next to me when I was at West Point who came from serious money...his parent weren't Trump, but damn close. Anyway, he comes into my room and tells me that his dad promised him any car he wanted for his graduation present...money was no object. I figured that he'd pick a small BMW or maybe something like a Denali. Nope...he tells me he's torn between a Ferrari 348tb and a 911 Turbo.
I hit the roof and told him that since he was about to become a lieutenant in the Army, and that the average Private made about $15,000 back then, driving a car that cost 10 times what the men who he would lead make in a year was just stupid. He saw it my way and went with a truck while in the Army...a Ford F150 out of one of his dad's dealerships.
Then he inherited $30 million on his 28th birth day...and left the Army.
It takes all kinds.
We can't control who our parents are and how much money they have / had. To me, it matters more that kids respect what they are given by their parents.
My old man bought me a very used Mustang because he didn't want me to work and would rather have me focus on school. It worked...I got a scholarship, and he didn't have to worry about helping me pay for school. Basically, he got a $180,000 return on his $4000 investment.
Then there are the others who have no concept of common sense. I had a kid living next to me when I was at West Point who came from serious money...his parent weren't Trump, but damn close. Anyway, he comes into my room and tells me that his dad promised him any car he wanted for his graduation present...money was no object. I figured that he'd pick a small BMW or maybe something like a Denali. Nope...he tells me he's torn between a Ferrari 348tb and a 911 Turbo.
I hit the roof and told him that since he was about to become a lieutenant in the Army, and that the average Private made about $15,000 back then, driving a car that cost 10 times what the men who he would lead make in a year was just stupid. He saw it my way and went with a truck while in the Army...a Ford F150 out of one of his dad's dealerships.
Then he inherited $30 million on his 28th birth day...and left the Army.
It takes all kinds.
