| Author | Message | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Junior Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 139 Registered: 5-2002 |
If that were the case, I would promise them Ferrari after they graduated college with honors.. Kids are more interested in something cool to drive to school then future wedding plans..(here and now) I think it would work to my favor with the car.. My wife and I paid for our own wedding and did it our way..So they can do the same.. | ||
| ross koller (Ross)
Junior Member Username: Ross Post Number: 136 Registered: 3-2002 |
cost wise you are right but....i would still like them to go to my (or my wife's )alma mater, so won't be able to cut that deal. but have thought about proposing the house downpayment vs the big wedding deal (over my wife's objections). i don't think the car will necessarily be worth enough to them to foregoe either the college of their choice or the big wedding.... now a more interesting direction to take the thread towards: would you give/help get/condone (whatever), a ferrari to one of your kids as a college car? my own 2cts on that is 'no' for the first 2-3 years till the grades are in, and then 'yes' for senior year. flame up everybody | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Junior Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 135 Registered: 5-2002 |
I have two girls. One is 5 and the other is 3.. What I plan to do is make a deal with them..If they can go though their classes (5th grade -high school) with honors the whole way though and get a scholarship where I pay next to nothing for school, I will get them any car that they want. You got to figure that 2 new car notes will be much cheaper than paying for college.... | ||
| ross koller (Ross)
Junior Member Username: Ross Post Number: 132 Registered: 3-2002 |
congrats bob. i have 3 kids but am about 10 years from the first one going to college, so some time to prepare for the blow. the bigger problem is that in 2014 they will all be in college at the same time ! and by that time it will cost about �30k/month - oh the horror! then worse than that, 2 of them are girls and after college i'll have to pay for grandiose weddings that my wife will insist on - more horror! i better go out for a drive while i still can...... | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 864 Registered: 9-2001 |
I agree - my dad did make all 7 of us pay a few grand each year. | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 297 Registered: 2-2002 |
I paid my own way through a private high school and college and I plan to have my kids participate in their education costs as well. Kids take education more seriously when they have to pay for it. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Intermediate Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 1135 Registered: 6-2001 |
As tempting as it seems IF (he never would) my dad said i could either go to college this fall or have an F355, i'd go with college. Ferraris arent the only thing in life, not even close. Bruce, dont feel too bad, i have 3 older sisters that my dad had to/is still putting through college and im up soon. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 863 Registered: 9-2001 |
congrats. will be doing the same in 14 years - glad I got the f-car now  . BTW my dad put 7 through college and none of us were nice enough to go to state school Don't know how he did it. | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 417 Registered: 4-2002 |
bob i have 3kids, 8,10,15, probably cost me the price of a f-50 or f-60....when college is completed.. congrats on your son.. bruce | ||
| Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Junior Member Username: Bob308gts Post Number: 240 Registered: 9-2001 |
One down one to go. My older son graduated with honors from DePaul in Chicago on Sunday. Degree in computer graphics and animation development. At least the cost of a nice 355 didn�t go to waste, now he needs to make use of it by going to work. I now have four years to recover before my little guy goes to college. |