Teens spending all their money on Starbucks

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

STUDY: Teens are spending all their money on Starbucks, not clothes http://t.co/1m4a5BlGMJ

Idiots.

[arch stanton]

When I was a teen I spent all my money keeping my car running. Coffee sounds better.

[Spencer]

Same here, arch.

Seems like if I wasn't at school, playing sports, or working, I was fixing something on that damn truck

[TobiasFunke]

I spent all my money on cds and records

[nando714]

Fat

[Sully151]

It's crazy how much coffee kids drink and how young they start. I teach an acting class for 7-8 graders on Saturday mornings and, at least thre or four of them show up with some sort of coffee drink. They are 13 years old and drink several cups a day.

[1nutkruk]

I spent my money on music, surf gear, my girlfriend and my piece of crap car.

[TobiasFunke]

It's crazy how much coffee kids drink and how young they start. I teach an acting class for 7-8 graders on Saturday mornings and, at least thre or four of them show up with some sort of coffee drink. They are 13 years old and drink several cups a day.

I think it starts with the parents treating their kids so much older than what they are. So 7th grade kids act like they are a bunch of 21 year olds drinking Starbucks. It's like a damn near status symbol.

[Tank]

my 14 yr old thinks starbucks is something she should be able to get for breakfast all the time. my wife takes her maybe once a month, at most, and she gets some chocolate drink without coffee.

 

discovered a couple of our 8th graders here bring starbucks with them most every morning and keep it in their locker during the day, then drink it between class periods.

 

heard many years ago that there were studies showing drinking lots of caffeine at a young age affects your growth. gonna go look and see if i can find any articles about it.

[Tank]

couldn't find any articles about growth being affected, but there are plenty of other side effects from caffeine, none of which are needed.

[Adam]

Same here, arch.

Seems like if I wasn't at school, playing sports, or working, I was fixing something on that damn truck

 

ha. yep. brakes, u-joints, clutches... ugh

[St1ck]

I spent all my money on hookers, and blow. 

[Tank]

I spent all my money on hookers, and blow. 

 

you could have used past tense and present tense in your answer.

[St1ck]

Tank spent all his money on carrot sticks, and lettuce. 

[Tank]

and arugula.

 

always gotta have arugula.

[Agalloch]

I spent all my money on cds and records

That's where all my money still goes!

[deepdrive]

High school students should spend all their money on something. It just goes well with the age.

[Taylor]

Teens spending all their parents' money on Starbucks

 

Fixed.

[CaliAngel]

Where are these kids getting all this money?

 

Are they working for their money or is it just getting handed to them?

 

When I was young I got an allowance, and that was it. Want a cell phone? Better get a job. Want a set of headphones? Better earn it by painting the house.

 

I don't understand this mentality of parents anymore, they're just ****ing up their kids by giving them everything and letting them do whatever they want.

 

It's absurd.

[HaloMagic]

Where in the article does it say that the kids are getting everything from their parents and are allowed to do whatever they want? What prevents the money from being from an allowance?

Also, isn't an allowance an example of just being given stuff?

[mp170.6]

Where are these kids getting all this money?

 

Are they working for their money or is it just getting handed to them?

 

When I was young I got an allowance, and that was it. Want a cell phone? Better get a job. Want a set of headphones? Better earn it by painting the house.

 

I don't understand this mentality of parents anymore, they're just ****ing up their kids by giving them everything and letting them do whatever they want.

 

It's absurd.

 

The worst examples I've seen are parents who give their children copies of their own credit cards.  The kids never see the statements, never reimburse their parents, and frankly don't care how much anything costs. 

 

My cousin's daughter is studying abroad in England right now.  The semester ended so she and several others are traveling all over Europe right now.  Last I heard the whole experience had cost my cousin and her husband $10K not including a surprise $700 credit card charge for a rail pass.  Their girls are spoiled brats. 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I spent all my money on hookers, and blow.

At least you didn't waste it.

[tdawg87]

Eh, I spend all mine on beer.

[Sully151]

When I was a kid, I spent all my money on drums, girls and gas.

Now it's, guitars, jeep parts and my kids. And gas.

[arch stanton]

Of course when we were teens spending money on cars was essentially spending on girls because that was the whole purpose of the car.