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Old 05-17-2019, 11:30 AM
 
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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My son is 15 years old and ever since he was 10 he has been getting $60 into his checking account from my husband. He started stock trading last year and is very successful but him and his money have become a problem lately. We can no longer punish him because if we take his phone he will buy a new one from online with his money (he has $20,000). For his 15th birthday we bought him a new car and when he turns 16 he will be able to drive his car anywhere and we cant stop him, he even bought a wheel lock and he has the keys in his safe. Last week we took away his laptop because he cussed out his friends dad and he had another laptop sent to the Amazon Locker at the Whole Foods next to our house and he keeps it in his safe. We are worried he we cant stop him. Even if we closed his bank account and brokerage account he still has 4000 dollars in his safe. Has anyone's kids ever been like this?

 
Old 05-17-2019, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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My son is 15 years old and ever since he was 10 he has been getting $60 into his checking account from my husband. He started stock trading last year and is very successful but him and his money have become a problem lately. We can no longer punish him because if we take his phone he will buy a new one from online with his money (he has $20,000). For his 15th birthday we bought him a new car and when he turns 16 he will be able to drive his car anywhere and we cant stop him, he even bought a wheel lock and he has the keys in his safe. Last week we took away his laptop because he cussed out his friends dad and he had another laptop sent to the Amazon Locker at the Whole Foods next to our house and he keeps it in his safe. We are worried he we cant stop him. Even if we closed his bank account and brokerage account he still has 4000 dollars in his safe. Has anyone's kids ever been like this?
You got yourselves into this mess. You can't figure a way out?

How did he open a trading account? Let me guess ...

He's a minor. Does he go to school?
 
Old 05-17-2019, 11:35 AM
 
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Kids cant trade stocks or have a savings account on their own under 18 years of age. They have to have a custodial account.
 
Old 05-17-2019, 11:42 AM
 
Location: planet earth
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This can't be real.

Why would you give him a car at 15?

I would draw up a contract for his behavior with repercussions.

You might not be able to take his stuff away, but you can always ground him.
 
Old 05-17-2019, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kids cant trade stocks or have a savings account on their own under 18 years of age. They have to have a custodial account.
it is a custodial account
 
Old 05-17-2019, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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You got yourselves into this mess. You can't figure a way out?

How did he open a trading account? Let me guess ...

He's a minor. Does he go to school?
Yes, he is an all a student
 
Old 05-17-2019, 01:08 PM
 
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You'll have to think of another way to discipline him.

Other than cussing out this friends dad, what has he done that, in your mind, he deserves punishment for?
 
Old 05-17-2019, 01:08 PM
 
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I wish my 15 year old was a little more 'adultier' lol.


He can't even remember to tie his shoes.


I have no answers, other than $60 starting @ the age of 10 is a lot of money. Seems to me your husband has been an enabler.
 
Old 05-17-2019, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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What does "60 dollars into his checking account" mean exactly?

Once? Weekly? Monthly? Daily?
 
Old 05-17-2019, 02:13 PM
 
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it is a custodial account
Then shut it down. The car and insurance must be in your name too; take it back. Why is this so hard?
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