Today is my son’s 16th birthday! We have him scheduled to take his road test next week, and as you might expect he’s excited about it. Having a driver’s license will bring him a whole new level of freedom and mobility. It will also bring with it extra expenses. Our insurance is going up, and he’ll need to pay for gas if he wants to get around. As a 16 year old he now has many more options to get his first part-time job. In addition to filling the gas tank, he has things he wants to buy, including his own car. So the job search is on, and I’m looking forward to watching him grow and experience these new opportunities!
Get your fist up, and join me in a happy birthday fist pump for my son!
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Thanks much for the mention Travis, I really appreciate it! Happy birthday to your son! Fun times seeing a whole new part of life unfold for him with being able to drive. Have a great weekend sir!
It’s certainly fun watching him grow and explore life, John…..so many exciting experiences for him ahead!
Happy 16th Birthday to your son! Good luck on the road test.We will have 2 – 16 years olds in our house in about 8 weeks. A big deal! I’ve previewed the car insurance costs and they are scary. Enjoy the Birthday weekend!
I’ve looked at our insurance,Brian, and between a 15% discount for grades,and another15% for a program he can complete online, our insurance will be going up about $32 a month. Not nearly as bad as bad as I had thought!
I had no idea for the discount for grades.I’ll need to check on that one, we have excellent students in our houses.
Oh yeah, definitely give that a look, Brian!
Happy, happy birthday to your son, Travis! Thanks much for the mention of my posts this week – I really appreciate it. 🙂 Have a wonderful warm and sunny weekend!
Thanks, Laurie – I’ll pass the birthday wishes along – he’ll get a kick out of blogger birthday wishes. 🙂