Category: Let's talk
So, I'm a sixteen-year-old high school student. Of course, I cannot drive, but I have a brother who can.
I won't make this long or personal, so I'll just give the short story:
My brother who can drive insists that I pay him to be driven around. This of course includes school, since I'll probably take a bus, taxi, or have friends get me to less-essential places of interest. But currently, I have no idea how much I'll need my brother to drive me around.
According to him, I'm expected to pay most of his gas bills when we drive. Now, suppose that granted I cannot drive, my brother needs the money for car ensurrence, ETC.
Still, I find it a sour taste that I, being unable to drive, must pay my brother, who has a car to show off, money to be driven around, even to school.
In short, how much should I pay my brother to be driven around, and what easy compromise can we come to? I see the argument of both sides of the issue, but it still bothers me.
Life continues, though.
Man, to me, that would feel weird that a family member expects you to pay, being that you might not have many other choices or if the other choices are an inconvenience for you for whatever reasons. But still, I guess it's understandable that he wants you to pay something. To be honest, I wouldn't worry about the car insurance, as if he works, he should be paying for that. But I would at least pay a few dollars weekly for gas. Depending on how much the gas is, (and maybe how far and often the trips will be if you're going to have him driving you regularly), you can give him enough to at least pay some of the gas. I wouldn't know how much exactly, but I wouldn't feel like I should have to pay all the gas bill just for riding with him, as he might used the car often for his own stuff. But I would just pay enough to cover part of a tank, again depending on how much you ride with him that week or how ever often he has to put gas.
Leilani
Sorry, but this is ridiculous in my opinion. He is a relative. If it was a friend or someone else, it would be ... well, halfway okay. But a brother ... no, sorry, but this is ridiculous.
Hey!!! My brother wanted me to pay him to drive me places too!!! I can understand how you feel but it's really not a big deal. I was kind of resentful towards him at the beginning but in the end, it was all worth it!!! I paid him $5 everytime he drove me places, because, that was how much a cab would have cost if I were to take one; sometimes even more!!! As my brother only worked part time, he never got enough money to pay insurance so I understood why he was asking me to pay him. It was really cool because if I needed something for a field trip the next day, my brother would take me to the store and get it. I also have to add that my brother was much more understanding of why I needed the things I did than my parents were. That was very helpful because I didn't have to go through all the begging and reasoning for my parents to even consider taking me!!! I hope my experience helps you, and the best of luck to you!!!
*sexy*
Hmm, tricky question. I'd say no more than twice what you would pay for a bus fair (since he is door to door service so to speak) find out the bus fare to the place you want to go and multiply it by two and offer that to him as payment or alternatively offer to pay him, say, a tank of gas every month + $10 to $20 towards his insurance and that would be unlimited driving around. I've never experience that myself. I do make sure to purchase gas for friends who drive me around a lot sometimes and to treat them occasionally to meals/restaurants etc or to do them favors whenever I can so that it is sort of evenned out. I do know it's expensive to own a car and if you're not working you simply can't afford to waste the gas driving others around, but you also have to be reasonable and I'd do anything in the world for my family. So it's a strange notion for me but I sort of see his point although I do not agree with it.
cheers
-B
When my brother gets his permet, or lisents, I'll go out, but, he's lazy to do anything.
I just wanna go with my sighted friends, but, I cant really trust my brother with money.
Even paying him.
Cheeky fecker he's clearly taking advantage and using your situation to make a profit in law its called extortion...I'd have a strong but quiet word with Bro and hope he sees the error of his ways...