did your 18 year olds go to Europe the summer after graduation?

[Anonymous]

DC is there for about 3 weeks with several groups of high school friends. Living the 11pm-4am disco life.
Going to some museums during the day. They are staying at hostels. My son is spending money he made earlier in the summer.
How common is this?

[Anonymous]

Not that common. But yay you? Is that what you need to hear?

[Anonymous]

Lol. Nope. My kids work every summer. Maybe that’s a rich kid thing.

[Anonymous]

Mine went to Italy and Spain with friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol. Nope. My kids work every summer. Maybe that’s a rich kid thing.

Stop it. You don't have to be rich to go to EU. Or make over minimum wage to do well in life.
You have to be really good with money. I double my minimum wage when it comes home thanks to credits, deductions, and then double it again every year inside my Roth.
My kid will not be on my tax return as he would get a lot more money back being on his own. The refund would pay for his college.
Having money is little bit of work, but mostly knowledge. Your kid can be a rich kid too if they only knew that money doesn't come from work only. Your kid could have doubled the money and then spend what they earned. Now they don't even have experience doing it.

[Anonymous]

Mine went to Amsterdam, but with a parent. I hope he goes back to EU, but with friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not that common. But yay you? Is that what you need to hear?

+1 Land of the humble brag.

[Anonymous]

Don’t know any kids doing this at our school.

[Anonymous]

Bunch of unsupervised teens in a foreign country isn't something I can agree to.

[Anonymous]

Did you buy him travel insurance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol. Nope. My kids work every summer. Maybe that’s a rich kid thing.

Stop it. You don't have to be rich to go to EU. Or make over minimum wage to do well in life.
You have to be really good with money. I double my minimum wage when it comes home thanks to credits, deductions, and then double it again every year inside my Roth.
My kid will not be on my tax return as he would get a lot more money back being on his own. The refund would pay for his college.
Having money is little bit of work, but mostly knowledge. Your kid can be a rich kid too if they only knew that money doesn't come from work only. Your kid could have doubled the money and then spend what they earned. Now they don't even have experience doing it.

Are you OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not that common. But yay you? Is that what you need to hear?

+1 Land of the humble brag.

+1

[Anonymous]

I don’t know anyone that did this and we live in an UMC area. No, my kid is working to save money and hanging out with friends here. They took some day trips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not that common. But yay you? Is that what you need to hear?

I don't even believe these DCUM posts. There are so many weirdos posting imaginary stories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you buy him travel insurance?

Did you send Narcan and Plan B?