I am 20 also. Although I had a nice vehicle at 16 as well as other nice
things, nothing was given to me. I had a job since I was 14 and bought my
first truck at 15. Of course I had to take a loan out for it. I made those
payments every month as well as insurance. Now at 20 years of age I am
graduated from college and have a wonderful, well paying job. I have never
had any problems getting loans and by the middle of next month I will have
purchased my first home. Not bad for 20 I think and nothing was given to me
except moral support. My hat goes off to my parents as well as others who
made their kids realize the value of a buck.
Chapell
-----Original Message-----
From: Dakota Dodge [mailto:xtremskier97@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 8:43 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: was: not to own lightening now:MORALITY,
Well I have been sitting here for the past few days just reading this
lightning/rt/morality/saving/godknowswhatelse thread go on, holding my
tounge waiting for a good place to jump in...and i have found it. Not that
i need to say much, but just a few sentences...so,
Well thanks to my parents who insisted that I save my money for when i go to
college, insisting that i save money in an account for later use (Truck
Fund), I, now at 20 years old, just bought a 20,000 truck, and can afford
it, and pay it off in two years. Had my parents just let me be, i never
would have go to school at all, would still be walking wherever i had to go,
and would barely have enough cash to eat with each night. I was once 16
too...not that long ago, but once 16, and was often jelous of the kids that
got cars/trucks for there birthdays, thinking they were very "Cool".
Granted only being four years later, they are the ones still living at home,
begging there parenst for money cuz they dont know how to save money, work
at a "real job" and so on. So all in all, im very glad my parents made me
do what they did. Now i can be the "Cool one" cuz i can buy my own truck,
with no help from my parents, and still go out and eat a decent meal when i
want to. There, my two cents., oh, and thanks Mom and Dad.
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Dakota Dodge
Profile at:
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/XgAJPmbQu2jpA/profile.htm
Truck Home Page: http://www.dakota2.4mg.com
>While you are right about most 16 year old kids being punks and not paying
>for their own vechiles, I actually found that very annoying.
>
>I was 15 when my parents got me my truck. They downed 1/2 of it, but I
>held
>up 2 (during school) and 3 (during the summer) jobs to pay it off. I
>actually got a break at almost the end of 16, because a lady rear ended me,
>and I was able to use most of the money to pay off my truck, but I've
>worked
>my ass off for my truck. For you to come in here and say that really
>annoys
>me.
>
>Sure. I spend a lot of cash on my stereo. (actually, for what it is, I did
>a hell of a good job) I Dumped a total of abou 1,500 bucks into it,
>including ALL the amps, cd players, and components. I haven't bought
>anything for the stereo in a while, because it was just another thing the
>dakota should have, and that's.... JUST ME.
>
>If you're talking about dumping all their cash flow into their vehicles
>(sorry bernd) but BERND has had the most mods of all. The man's a genius,
>and just because he is like you guys and concentrate on going fast or
>saving
>gas, instead of cruising around town, setting off car alarms from sine
>waves
>he doesn't get dogged?
>
>I have contributed a lot to the list, and I plan to keep on doing so. I
>like
>the people on here, but let's keep our unneeded remarks to ourselves. It
>might not seem hurtful to you, but it might to others. Flaming wastes
>bandwidth. Save it for people who need help. MAYBE in installing their
>own
>speed grille, or what's wrong with their SAS bazooka bass tube?
>-Dester
>
><<
>I have to agree, most
>of the R/T's in this area, at least the ones I have seen, are driven by
>high
>school punks! It makes me sick to my stomach everytime I see one. I work
>40-60 hours a week to pay rent and a truck note. Then, you see some 16yrold
>drive up in a brand new one acting a fool makeing us all look bad! And you
>know he isn't paying for it!!! Or even working.. just driving his truck
>around on his dad's gas money. If he does work, he spends all his money on
>the stereo! (sorry for the rant, but it pisses me off!)
>I reallllllllllllly wanted to get an R/T back in 98 and t
>>>
>
>
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