Giving to Adult Children

[natty1988]

@maya54

I think it depends on the kid. When a family we knew gifted their 16 year old with a Porsche many were appalled. But as his mother told mine, over the summer when he worked in the family business selling expensive outdoor furniture and landscaping, he worked 15 hour days and outsold every salesman by more than 50%. “Our top salesman gets the car of his choice. Same for him”.

Personally, I don’t think a 16 year old needs a Porsche. That said, it does depend on the kid. There is a difference between the kid who drives recklessly and speeds and then crashes the Porsche and the parents just buy them a new one with no consequences and the kid who drives the Porsche recklessly, but then gets the car taken away and looses their driving privileges.