What are some ways to save up for a first car?
Ok. I recently turned 13 so it hit me that getting a license is only a couple years away, I've been doing quite alot of research regarding how much insurance will cost and what car I want. My grandma agreed to help pay for the car so did my stepdad. And my mom said that it would be a good idea if my insurance was linked to hers (Geico). I'm looking to get a used car by the way. There are 3 cars that I've been doing research on and those cars are 2000-2005 Porsche Boxster, 2000-2009 Honda s2000 or the 1991-1995 Nissan 300zx Twin Turbo.
So if anyone has good ways I can save up for a car please put them down bellow.
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When I was your age I wanted a job worse than anything to earn my own money and buy things I wanted. The best way to earn money at your age is to find a skill and stick with it. You could mow laws, dog/house sit for people, other yard work like trimming bushes, cleaning pools, or cleaning people gutters. My favorite that I used to do was detail cars, planes, and motorcycles. Municipal airports where I live in Texas will hire you at age 14 for cleaning airplanes. Buy some car detailing supplies at an auto parts store, learn how to wax/buff, learn what chemicals are good for stain removal, what products are best for polishing chrome, and do research! Search youtube for people detailing their cars, bikes, and planes and learn as much as you can. I did pretty good detailing, you can make a good $25 on bikes, $30 to $40 on car/trucks, and for a small 4 person aircraft, you can make $115 easy. If you do a personal jet, you can make $600. Just don't be shy! My problem was that I was too shy to ask people if I could clean their stuff, the worst thing they can do is say no, and if they say yes, then you get to make money!
Just find a skill you like, practice at home, put out fliers, and have fun. You also need to remember that being 13 is a blast, so have fun doing whatever you do!
For starters, unless you have some amazing cash gifts and a continual stream, I doubt that these cars will even be remotely affordable. However, if you do have some amazing cash gifts try this well known "secret": don't spend your money. By not spending, you will be saving. By saving, you will be accumulating. By accumulating, you may find that throwing your money away on insurance that you can't afford is not worth it. By discovering that it isn't worth it, you might just buy yourself an inexpensive, but reliable, starter car that you discover the joys of restoring. And by discovering the joys of restoring, you might find that you are too proud of your hard work to trash it out needlessly. And by taking care of it, you might learn to be responsible and you might learn skills that will serve you for the rest of your life. And by learning these skills, you might actually find yourself buying your dream car when you can really afford it.
I always had my kids put change in a jar. I know you are laughing…
funny thing my daughter did this for a year. Never spent change always broke a bill and faithfully saved all change. In a little more than a year that was over 1000.00 dollars.
so she was older and has a job.
lawn work around the neighborhood. Grandma and grandpa… Uncles and aunts.
Same here. A good way to save up is to do small jobs for money like moping the floor or doing the laundry. But before worrying about getting a car you should worry about learning how to drive one first because a car's no use without a license
Don't spend it on junk kids but today, like one direction albums.
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