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re: Does HS graduation warrant a new car
Posted on 12/17/17 at 4:48 pm to LouisianaLady
Posted on 12/17/17 at 4:48 pm to LouisianaLady
Successful parenting goes much much further than vehicle purchases( value of money) or purposely stacking cards.
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Posted on 12/17/17 at 4:49 pm to Ellssu
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My son graduates this year. He's a 4.0 student with full ride scholarships to multiple schools.
You have scholarship offers from multiple schools already? We have one but haven’t yet gotten word back from others.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 4:49 pm to ElectricWizard0
An high school diploma has about as much worth as my toilet paper. Nowadays most of them are given away just so they can get you out the door ASAP.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 4:54 pm to Vlatket
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An high school diploma has about as much worth as my toilet paper. Nowadays most of them are given away just so they can get you out the door ASAP.
Your grammar makes me want to believe you.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:00 pm to ElectricWizard0
No, my kid doesn’t need a 3rd new car just because he’s graduating.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:01 pm to jimbeam
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Wait graduation? I had a new 4x4 when I STARTED HS. Couldn't drive legally til I was a junior though :/
Yeah me too. May be a be a farming thing.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:04 pm to ElectricWizard0
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big gifts such as a new car for graduating?
I got one. (not new but wheels!!) It turned tragic. My dad had fixed up a BMW motorcycle and handed me down his ancient Morris Minor for graduation. Two weeks later someone ran him off Prien Lake Rd L.C. and he never flew after that. Retired.
"Its always something" Roseanne Roseannadana aka Gilda Radner and Laurel or Hardy.
This post was edited on 12/17/17 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:07 pm to CelticDog
My dad bought me a 1996 Honda Civic the fall of my senior year in 2002.
Drove that badboy until 2014.
Drove that badboy until 2014.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:10 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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the poors won't like this thread
Clearly shows that the ones you consider poor are smarter than you...
Only a dumbass would buy a brand new car, period. Only a bigger dumbass would buy a brand new car for a teen. Unless we're talking super rich where you're buying Ferraris and shite...then maybe so. The richest dude on the OT doesn't own a Ferrari IRL and couldn't without investing a chunk of their life savings.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:10 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
the guy earlier was probably right. they dont have the money anyway so its easy to say they wont give them anything. well yea you cant give them what you dont have
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:12 pm to CelticDog
shite, us buying our 16 yo a car was as much about us as it was him. No more driving him to everything. He can tote his little brother around too. We bought him a new car because we could easily afford it and we expect his brother to use it while he is away at college.
If you raise a good, respectful, appreciative kid they are that way whether you buy them a 10 speed or a new Porsche.
If you raise a good, respectful, appreciative kid they are that way whether you buy them a 10 speed or a new Porsche.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:14 pm to Steadyhands
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Only a dumbass would buy a brand new car, period.
sorry you're poor
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:15 pm to Jones
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the guy earlier was probably right. they dont have the money anyway so its easy to say they wont give them anything. well yea you cant give them what you dont have
It's almost like I'm supposed to feel guilty that my parents did so much for me
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:16 pm to achenator
quote:no. if you buy your 16 year old a new altima, it will ruin her.
If you raise a good, respectful, appreciative kid they are that way whether you buy them a 10 speed or a new Porsche.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:16 pm to ElectricWizard0
My son did not have a car for most of high school, so he got a combo 18th birthday /graduation present as a car to start his senior year. Yes a new car,but a reasonable one. He graduated first in his class with scholarship offers. We decided to by a new car so it would last through college years and grad school. He is now an L1 and still rolling
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:16 pm to ElectricWizard0
Yes, it absolutely does. As long as the graduate can pay for the car why shouldn't he or she get one for themselves?
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:18 pm to ElectricWizard0
frick no
unless their arse got a full ride and paying a portion of it.
I got a new car for graduation, but I paid 10k of it. We couldn't find a decent used car for 6 months (parents were picky...had to be an accord)
unless their arse got a full ride and paying a portion of it.
I got a new car for graduation, but I paid 10k of it. We couldn't find a decent used car for 6 months (parents were picky...had to be an accord)
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:20 pm to jdeval1
no kidding huh. i wish my parents would have bought me clunkers instead. nothing like getting life experiences broken down on side the road waiting for the tow truck 
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:20 pm to jdeval1
quote:'round these parts we work when we're 11, pay mom's rent at 14, weld full time while in med school, graduate with no debt, and drive 2003 toyotas
It's almost like I'm supposed to feel guilty that my parents did so much for me
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:21 pm to achenator
I'll buy my kids vehicles when they turn 16 so they won't need another one already for graduation. Whether it's new or used probably depends on what they want.
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