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Originally posted by cantdrv55
Thanks for the advice about making him pay for his own car. Believe me, I considered it because that's how I was raised. I got straight A's until I got a job. Then, having money for gas and girls became my top priority. Soon I was missing school because I couldn't wake up early enough after working the late shift. He's just like me when I was his age so I'm trying to prevent him from making the same mistakes. He'll do chores around the house and for local relatives for his gas money but that's all. Plus, if I buy the car, I have control of it.
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I think you're exactly right about this - and my experience was almost identical to yours. I've even read an article (posted on the outside of one of my Prof's doors) where they showed a correlation between highschool students having part-time jobs and poorer grades. IMO, good grades are the most important thing.