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Bad Advice for Teens

From: Robert Karl Skoglund
Length: 01:02

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From: Robert Karl Skoglund

Default-piece-image-2 Kids need a car so they can earn money. The only reason they need money is to pay for the car.

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Kids need a car so they can earn money. The only reason they need money is to pay for the car.

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I?m about to throw out some adult material here. I don?t have to worry about offending young ears because you have to be 45 or 50 years old to understand what I?m going to say here, anyway. My friend John said that when his kids were in high school, he told them that they were responsible for three things. One: They were going to have to pay for their own car. Two: They were going to have to get a job to pay for their car. And Three: They were going to be responsible for their own bills. I think that that is the most terrible advice I ever heard. If you really care for your kid, you should say: Don't get a car. If you don't get a car, you won't need to get a job and you'll never have any bills.
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