[IndyRed128i]

Originally Posted by scm6079

Okay - this thread was revived once before, so thought what the heck, let's do it again! So I took the advice of the forum and didn't buy him a new car. Instead, I helped him get a job. Fast forward a couple of years and he's been working full time, has his life on a better track, and bought himself a *new* car!

Thanks to everyone still around for the advice - it worked out.

Just out of curiosity, were you going to get him a new 2008 BMW back when you made that June 2008 post?

[scm6079]

Originally Posted by IndyRed128i

Just out of curiosity, were you going to get him a new 2008 BMW back when you made that June 2008 post?

I had been thinking more along the lines of something like a Toyota Corolla! Crazy to think how long ago that was... Damn, I'm getting old.

[positiveions]

So he has been out of a job for several years and has worked on and off for a contract job. Seems to me he needs to make wiser decisions in life when it comes to money and job allocation. I would advice a heart to heart conversation with him for the encouragement of going back to school and choosing a different career in life. I know several people that choose a career in nursing in their forties and fifties.

[irunalot]

Whatever you do, you're a damn good friend!

[AmuroRay]

Originally Posted by Monster335

Im in Chandler here, I dont want you to buy me a car but could you help me get into another one?

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

Why not both?

[King Rudi]

Holy shit. This thread has been brought back to life more times than Fred Kreuger.....and by the OP nonetheless.