Originally Posted by
Digital Gee
I'm moving toward Plan C: Public Transportation
1. I keep the Avalon until I really want a different car.
2. Daughter goes to Defensive Driving Class.
3. Daughter works enough to pay her own insurance.
4. Daughter takes bus / trolley to junior college / work.
She definitely won't take a car for granted anymore.
We have friends who have pulled their 2 daughters out of every scrape they got into: several cars, accidents, speeding tickets, apartment rentals gone bad, dropping out of various schools, quitting multiple jobs, putting downpayments on expensive items they couldn't pay for afterwards, etc., to the point where the parents are now deep in debt. The kids are in their mid-20's now and keep asking for more. Teaching financial responsibility is a real gift!