re: Did you, or do you plan to, make your kid pay for their first car?

Lots of parents who spoil their kids in this thread, jeez

My parents let me and my siblings know early on they would not be buying us our cars when we turned 16(even though my parents easily could have). They kept telling us when we turned 14 or so, you better start looking for a job so you can buy a car when you are 16.

I started umpiring T-Ball and Coach Pitch when I was 14 and did that for a few seasons. Got my first job at 15 years old working the parking lot at Six Flags as well as at a minor league baseball stadium. Mowed lawns. Saved up about $3000 and bought my first car when I turned 16 with no help from my parents.