How do you do it?
 

Ok, I was wondering how all of the younger people(15-18) do stuff financially?

I mean, I am 16 and I have a full size 1:1 car. My parents say "If you want to drive, you have to pay for insurance". For a year of insurance it will cost me $3,000 dollars. (Mind you I live in Miami, Florida.....so its going to be expensive)

I also have 2 RC cars.

So how do all you people do stuff, do your parents give you money?or what?

RE: How do you do it?
 

when i was 16, 5 years ago, i bought my own car, paid for my own insurance, had a dirt bike and played paintball with my own stuff every weekend and bought another new dirtbike when i was 17. i dont say those things to brag at all but moreso to let you know you're not the only one and that it can be done.

it's just a matter of having a good, honest work ethic and really wanting something bad enough fo go bust your ass for it.

RE: How do you do it?
 

how much were you paying for insurance?
did your parents give you money?


I have a good work ethic in my opinion

RE: How do you do it?
 

haha...only 900 a year for just the car then 1300 when it was the car and the bike. a bit less than 3000, but you know.

RE: How do you do it?
 

$900 a year....thats nothing


1. have to figure $3000 intially
2.how ever much for gas (and that price is going up)
3. repairs (if anything goes wrong)



and then i have the 2 RC's to keep up

RE: How do you do it?
 

just sell a kidney

RE: How do you do it?
 

isnt that illegal??

RE: How do you do it?
 

hah! my parents steal my money from me......and denie it all.....and then start yelling at me...and i get no allonince adn no job......i just wait for b-day or xmass..or i help peeps out with tech stuff for cash:D

RE: How do you do it?
 

I worked every summer and winter since the age of 14, pay for my own RC but looking to get a 1:1 size car next year so hopups for my Rc and other expenses are on hold.
It just feels better when you know that you paid for it cos you worked for it and thats the reward..there is a certain pride knowing something is just yours[8D]

RE: How do you do it?
 

since i get good grades and my parents dont want to drive me everywhere and to college after high school classes end for the day every day(just about) they pay for my insurance and about a tank of gas a week.

wicked

RE: How do you do it?
 

Im 16, i drive a trashed nissan altima 97, i dont need insurance because it cost me like $300...i have 1 (soon 2) RC10GT's, that i spend probably 4 times as much on then my nissan. [8D]

RE: How do you do it?
 

iam fifteen and i am working all this summer. thats 5 days a week, 8 hours a day 40 hours a week. thats how i get the money. i am getting payed minumum wage but i still make more than i was making which was 0.

RE: How do you do it?
 

I am 14 and I bust my ass when I really want something. When I'm old enough to work I won't have to bust my ass so much to get what I want. :)

RE: How do you do it?
 

that depends on were you work. if you work somewhere cleaning **** up then you will still have to bust the crap out of yo ass. cause the stuff other people dont wanna do . . . . boom there you come in. so dont expect it to be easy peasy oh i get payed and i dont have to do crap. no you do crap and get payed sometimes ****.
sorry that was just me venting but most of it is true.

RE: How do you do it?
 

lol!!!! thats not true!!!!!


unless u are a spoiled rich kid...

RE: How do you do it?
 

We aren't rich, we aren't poor, we're average. I get 100$ pocket money a month and what ever else I want I gotta work for it. Remember this is canadian money.

RE: How do you do it?
 

i have a job work about 32-45 hrs a week, some days a 12+ hrs with no break :(. Thats how i get my crap ;). im 16

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i dont even get 100$ in my fn pocket anyway any money i get is ****ing hard earned. i am also average. both my parents have worked hard their whole life to make sure they could live the way they wanted to.i live inthe middle class part of a rich neighborhood. and i hate the richies who get whatever they want. but hen again they are all potheads because they can afford it.[:'(]

RE: How do you do it?
 

well, i have a job. good thing is, i work at hobbytown. u can see how this is good. 7 an hr, with 40% off retail items, 15% off marked down items. great stuff!

RE: How do you do it?
 

how old do you have to be to get a job at hobby town?

RE: How do you do it?
 

my parents are upper middle and they paid for half of my 1:1car which cost 6,000. I saved since i was 12 about 1,000 and haf a job during the summer and made another 1000. My grand parents and stuff gave me money for my birthday and i put all the money i had toward the car. my parents do pay for insurance, but if i get into an accident or get a ticket i pay the difference in the insurance increase. Been lucky so far.

The wat ihave spending money is from birthdays and cristmas i get sevral hundred from family, from there i dont buy stupid crap, I don't buy the coolest pair of shoes or **** like that. I also research what im going to buy and get the best price. I buy nothing on impulse. I waited 3 months after deciding i was going to buy a deck for my car, And i had only a radio for my first 6 months driving.

I spend a lot of oney on rc cars, paintball and othe hobbies. but im smart about my money and makesure i have some extra just in case.....

RE: How do you do it?
 

what kind of places do you have jobs at?

blockbuster, publix..... things like that?

i know somebody said a hooby shop, but there arent an close that are hiring

RE: How do you do it?
 

I worked for a fireworks place full time for 2.5 weeks and made like 900. The best/esasyiest wa to get a job is through someone you know

RE: How do you do it?
 

i bought all my rc cars(hpi sprint, rs4 3, micro)but all the hop ups are bought buy my dad lol.. you could say im a spoiled a**. but when your the one being spoiled you dont say nothin...im 15 and in need of a job because im getting my licence soon and want to make my own way around. and some times i save my lunch money which is like $20 a week for hella months to buy what i want(pocketbike, paintball, ps2 games) and sometimes i sell my stuff that my friends want(like jordan shoes that are hard to get)

RE: How do you do it?
 

I'll tell all you young'ns one thing... buy everything NOW for your RC. I'm 29, married with 3 girls, 6,3,and 4 months. It took an act of Congress for me to spend the $200 on my used Duratrax Axis shoulda paid $50. Since then I read up on other buggies like Ofna, Hyper, etc. The Kyosho is like $700+ !!!!! My question is, how the hell are you guys buying these $500 cars, then $200 engines, then $250 radios?!?!?!?!? All I know is that 8 years ago, I'll bet I'da had a Kyosho or a Hyper, but now.... I'm stuck with my Axis :([:o]. Take my advice, if your hardcore into RC make sure you spend all you $ NOW!!!!