Especially of those drivers want to relocate to North Dakota

Massive amounts of money to be made in the oil & gas industry. He would be knocking down a 6-figure salary as a truck driver (or almost any other non-skilled labor job). If you have skills, your income goes up from there. Petroleum engineer - the sky's the limit.

In response to this post by fordham

Posted: 03/15/2019 at 12:01PM

Charging your kid rent -- Monk of McBride 03/15/2019 09:13AM

It could be worth it to have him see a therapist to work on why he's not -- hucareshokiesrul 03/15/2019 1:07PM

Out of curiousty, does your son go by the name of Billa? ** -- One4VT 03/15/2019 12:58PM

Thanks for all the input -- Monk of McBride 03/15/2019 11:08AM

Seriously, get him into a construction trade, if he does not like -- fordham 03/15/2019 11:20AM

^^This^^ There is going to be a huge skilled labor shortage, IMO. -- MP4VT2004 03/15/2019 12:36PM

Especially of those drivers want to relocate to North Dakota -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 12:01PM

I think it's fair -- HokieMacDaddy 03/15/2019 10:42AM

Former neighbors had sons pay rent and kept raising until they movec ** -- VaAkita 03/15/2019 10:37AM

Charge him rent, and ... -- Beerman 03/15/2019 10:28AM

I'm 28, I wish I stayed at home longer -- John Donna Choi

03/15/2019 10:28AM

It was not as easy as that article -- VaTechie 03/15/2019 11:12AM

Did you put him through college? -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 10:26AM

We put aside 529 for him -- Monk of McBride 03/15/2019 11:00AM

3 months he pays portion of the grocery bill.. @6 months full room & board -- One4VT 03/15/2019 10:06AM

Times have really changed. I graduated in mid eighties -- VaTechie 03/15/2019 10:00AM

$500 seems high to me if not qualified for more than entry level (inside) -- FfxStationHokie 03/15/2019 09:54AM

21 and can only get a min wage job... the adult needs to grow up -- fordham 03/15/2019 10:13AM

When my daughter graduated -- VTUD 03/15/2019 09:50AM

My oldest graduates in May and I told her she has until 9/1 to live ... -- vt90 03/15/2019 09:41AM

Tell her to come on down, the water is fine! :) -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 10:30AM

Thanks - my MIL still lives in Pungo/Sandbridge so I am pretty familiar ... -- vt90 03/15/2019 10:44AM

If she's graduating from ODU, then she knows the area. -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 10:50AM

Shun (for Stork) ** -- 48zip 03/15/2019 10:05AM

Not happening ... especially for Stork. ** -- vt90 03/15/2019 10:13AM

Ha. When I graduated, I was gone in 2 months. 1 VERY LONG month. -- 48zip 03/15/2019 10:19AM

When I graduated headed to nova for my first job a couple of days after -- fordham 03/15/2019 11:26AM

It took me 15 months to leave home. -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 10:44AM

Good job, EDGE. -- 48zip 03/15/2019 11:03AM

She hated contractors? Should have been happy you were in the building. -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 11:54AM

She hated trucks, especially with my last name on the side. -- 48zip 03/15/2019 12:45PM

Sounds like fun! ** -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 2:44PM

Oh, it was. Now not so much. -- 48zip 03/15/2019 3:04PM

We'd love to have her down here. ** -- Stork 03/15/2019 09:56AM

What my parents did.... -- HokieForever 03/15/2019 09:37AM

That sounds fair, thats less than he would pay for rent, utilities -- Betabeachbum 03/15/2019 09:28AM

Congrats on raising the next Jeff Spicoli ** -- darnellm 03/15/2019 09:27AM

Look at 1-2 bedroom apartments in your area. Charge him half of that. -- Hokie360 03/15/2019 09:19AM

if he's never paid before, start lower ($250) then raise it up at 22/23/24 ** -- kingofcassell 03/15/2019 09:18AM

My parents charged me rent when I was asked to take a semester off from VT. -- Freddyburg Hokie 03/15/2019 09:18AM

Especially of those drivers want to relocate to North Dakota

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