Comments on: Should You Buy A Car For Your Teenager? http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LP http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/comment-page-1/#comment-208 LP Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:03:03 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/2008/01/16/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/#comment-208 ........Statement about the delivery boy........you yourself might have not liked running errands for your Mom....;-) Mine loved it!!!! And it's a benefit to the family to have another driver. Whether they go to the grocery store or pick up their siblings from...... wherever. That's obvious. It's all the better, when they've had driver's ED/training and have high honors grades too. I'm not aware of any young boy/men in median income families that don't have transportation. In my area....there aren't many, if any. Now girls.....they just don't seem to need the wheels as much as guys do. But I have known a few who did. When we were thinking about this particular desire on our boys part.....I'll tell you I was concerned about them getting a car. Too risky, I thought. But that was some time ago. Today they both are looking forward to their own boys getting behind the wheel. Yikes!!! :-) I pity them. Because there's a fair amount of panic you go through as parents. Today, with cell phones and even more cars on the road...well....it's difficult situation. But, that is life. And kids will still drive. And parents do survive. You sound as if you don't have children old enough to drive yet. :-) And yes, ours had to pay for their rides. But we helped! :-) They also borrowed our cars for a time before they got their own. As their Mom, I didn't like that personally! :-) ……..Statement about the delivery boy……..you yourself might have not liked running errands for your Mom….;-)
Mine loved it!!!!
And it’s a benefit to the family to have another driver.
Whether they go to the grocery store or pick up their siblings from…… wherever.
That’s obvious.
It’s all the better, when they’ve had driver’s ED/training and have high honors grades too.

I’m not aware of any young boy/men in median income families that don’t have transportation.
In my area….there aren’t many, if any.
Now girls…..they just don’t seem to need the wheels as much as guys do. But I have known a few who did.

When we were thinking about this particular desire on our boys part…..I’ll tell you I was concerned about them getting a car.
Too risky, I thought. But that was some time ago.

Today they both are looking forward to their own boys getting behind the wheel. Yikes!!! :-)
I pity them. Because there’s a fair amount of panic you go through as parents. Today, with cell phones and even more cars on the road…well….it’s difficult situation.

But, that is life. And kids will still drive. And parents do survive.

You sound as if you don’t have children old enough to drive yet. :-)

And yes, ours had to pay for their rides. But we helped! :-)
They also borrowed our cars for a time before they got their own. As their Mom, I didn’t like that personally! :-)

]]> By: Early Retirement Extreme http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Early Retirement Extreme Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:06:41 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/2008/01/16/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/#comment-189 I'm of the odd conviction that maybe kids shouldn't even be driving in their teens due to their (much) higher accident rate. That said, I realize that the idea of not owning a car in this country makes someone somewhat of an outcast. I would leave this choice to the kid. They are legally allowed to drive and in many states legally allowed to be on their cellphone while doing so but I think they should pay for the privilege themselves. I for one am not willing to spend money on an extra car to have a convenient delivery boy at hand. I mean, why can't the kids borrow the parents' car(s)? That worked fine for me. I’m of the odd conviction that maybe kids shouldn’t even be driving in their teens due to their (much) higher accident rate. That said, I realize that the idea of not owning a car in this country makes someone somewhat of an outcast. I would leave this choice to the kid. They are legally allowed to drive and in many states legally allowed to be on their cellphone while doing so but I think they should pay for the privilege themselves. I for one am not willing to spend money on an extra car to have a convenient delivery boy at hand. I mean, why can’t the kids borrow the parents’ car(s)? That worked fine for me.

]]> By: TEENAGE DRIVERS http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/comment-page-1/#comment-185 TEENAGE DRIVERS Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:02:29 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/2008/01/16/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/#comment-185 Driving any type of vehicle is a big responsibility. The various laws and road safety rules are ones that need to be fully understood. While this is all very true there are some drivers who need to have time to learn and gain the experience to become good drivers. These new beginner drivers are in most cases teenage drivers. As the experience level of these people is still very low it is necessary for the teenage drivers to be careful as they begin to gain their experience. For these reasons they should make sure that at the beginning of their driving with a new license that their front seat passenger is an adult over 21 years who has a good experience of driving. Driving any type of vehicle is a big responsibility. The various laws and road safety rules are ones that need to be fully understood. While this is all very true there are some drivers who need to have time to learn and gain the experience to become good drivers. These new beginner drivers are in most cases teenage drivers.

As the experience level of these people is still very low it is necessary for the teenage drivers to be careful as they begin to gain their experience. For these reasons they should make sure that at the beginning of their driving with a new license that their front seat passenger is an adult over 21 years who has a good experience of driving.

]]> By: Ron http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Ron Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:43:22 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/2008/01/16/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/#comment-41 @ Roy Good points. Children SHOULD be taught responsibility. I'm willing to help mine along just a little, but you raise some valid concerns. @ Jenn Wow, you let your kids get involved in your debt payoff? That's an approach I haven't heard. Talk about making them responsible! But if it helps you raise money smart kids, more power to you! @ Roy
Good points. Children SHOULD be taught responsibility. I’m willing to help mine along just a little, but you raise some valid concerns.

@ Jenn
Wow, you let your kids get involved in your debt payoff? That’s an approach I haven’t heard. Talk about making them responsible! But if it helps you raise money smart kids, more power to you!

]]> By: Ron http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Ron Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:16:22 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/2008/01/16/should-you-buy-a-car-for-your-child/#comment-38 Thanks Trent. I'm with you. Kids need to see the entire process and understand how it works. I really appreciate your comments. Thanks Trent. I’m with you. Kids need to see the entire process and understand how it works.

I really appreciate your comments.

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