[PrincessPerky]

PS..get him a checking account...maybe tell him if he puts 75 a month in it you will let him get the phone..he is good for 3 months, you help him pick it out ..(50 for phone, 25 for car)

or whatever deal you think makes the most sense...if he is rational (not all teens are! something about hte growing hormones!) he will prolly understand the need to prove to you that he can manage to pay bills, and putting X amount for the bill plus X for car or college (which you could sweeten by a match if you feel the ability/need) is a pretty reasonable way to prove competance..

My mother wouldn't sign for me when I was a teen...I can't say as I blame her..but then again I can't say as I appriciated her lack of trust...I think a comprimes would be better than no forget it...he is 16, not 6.....