<p>Prairiedad, the cousin I have discussed in the thread I have cited, has worked since he was 15 at an official job, on weekends and holidays and summers to save up what he did for college. Had to find rides to work, until he bought a car, car hs since died and he’s bumming rides to work and hoping half heartedly to get another. It’s not easy, and I agree when kids get a job and need a car for the job, the job can then be needed to support the danged car. As one who now needs a new car and the finances are not adding up to get one I fully understand the problem. Sigh…A car is also the problem when one has commuting as an option as many places do not have mass transit options. My aunt used to drive my one cousin to college at 5AM, and he’d stay there till he finished classes AND could get a ride home, or have to wait till the evening for her to pick him up. He commuted to the state U an hour away. But by the end of the year, he had worked out a ride system with others in the same situation as he was but with a cars willing to give rides for some gas money.</p>