CorbLand
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- Mar 16, 2016
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She totaled my pickup last year and got a crash course in how expensive they are. We have been wanting to replace her car in the next year or two and that’s probably not going to happen.I don’t think your wife has looked at car prices these days either… I was shocked when I did.
Honestly, when it comes to this stuff, all of it really comes down to parenting, period. I have an uncle that is a multi millionaire. All of his kids have bombed around in his old hand me downs. They have unlimited access to dirt bikes, sleds, RZRs, a boat, trailers and pickups to pull them. Spoiled they are and they are still good, respectful kids.
My in laws went the “kids can buy their own stuff” route. I cannot say the same thing about all of their kids. Honestly, outside of my wife, the other four are kind of **** ups.
I grew up in farm country and most of the kids I went to high school with drove their dads old diesel, many only a couple years old. Some were assholes, some were nice, most were just typical teenagers.