Tundras live: Agree to disagree (a lesson in civility)

Ah, the old indian word for "Middle Michigan." Look at you being all cultured and stuff.

 

Geez, that's less than I pay for the wife's 2013 Corolla.

 

I think you may have misunderstood. It's a $50 per month difference, not $50 per month total. I could be misunderstanding though.

 

New customers don't get loyalty discounts. If you have a brain you know continued payment will get you more, but idiots that make policies are very short-sighted. It's the same mentality that has companies cutting OT and benefits when that is seldom the primary drain on a company's bottom line.

 

My mistake. That makes more sense.

 

We had Nationwide before Amica. I liked my agent, but when they started jacking our rates for no reason and couldn't compete with Amica's offer so we made the switch. We doubled our coverage on home and auto and picked up an umbrella, while still paying less with Amica. We moved life insurance to Metlife, and doubled our coverage for the same money.

Amica doesn't cover motorcycles for whatever reason so I have Formost.

 

I've been running Progressive for over a decade, maybe a decade and a half. I have shopped others every time I get a new vehicle and at least once a year, and nobody has come close to their rates.

 

Absolutely nothing wrong with having kids start paying for things. You get to be a child until you're 12. Then you have 4 years of adult training to prepare you for the world. Childhood is over.

 

@LarryDangerfield Tyler, what were those retractable ratchet straps you were recommending?

 

I had to save for my 1st car. I had to pay for my own gas and insurance. The only help I got was my dad was a used car salesman at the time, so I never drove a shitbox. When Jettas were all the rage, I had an 87 Audi 4000 Quattro. It was a $5k car that I got wholesale for $3k.

But no...kids need to have skin in the game. My son pays for his gas and his insurance. He had a car fund that he somehow blew through so he's driving my Silverado. He lucked out there as it came with tints and a pretty good stereo with a 10" sub.

 

Thank you! I might have to pick something like that up soon. Just too handy, but I think I will look for some with closing hooks. Much appreciated!

 

Something like this.

$70 Rhino USA Retractable Ratchet Tie Down Straps (4PK) - 1209lb Guaranteed Max Break Strength, Includes (4) Ultimate 1" x 10' Autoretract Tie Downs with Padded Handles. Use for Boat, Securing Cargo

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTFR87B6

 

Wouldn't be an ass at all. When I was going to turn 16 and wanted to drive, I had to get a job. I got a job delivering pizza at night after school and the weekend. The deal I made with my dad was that I signed my paycheck over to him every week to pay for the use of the car and insurance. I got to keep whatever I made in tips to pay for my gas and spending money.

 

Not a problem at all.

 

Not sure why that quoted both

 

Not to be rude, but this is a flawed idea. Your job as a parent is to prepare them for the world so they can survive and thrive without anyone ensuring any quality of life for them except themselves. Ensure they are better people than you, and they will ensure they have a better life all on their own.

 

Wife and I were both latchkey kids. We agreed that our kids would never leave for the bus or get off the bus without one of us to greet them, and we have always had dinner at the dinner table as a family.

My kids grew up knowing I wouldn't coddle them if they fell, but I would be the loudest one chearing for them in any crowd.

I'm generous with them but they know it's not guaranteed generosity. My youngest almost never asks for anything. He was extremely reluctant to ask me to cover his $120 gym membership to get him through to when his two summer jobs start.

Some of his buddies are given everything right up to newer cars with gas cards. Those kids are in for a rude awakening when they gotta do it on their own.

 

She had it maid.