You can easily solve this by not giving him any cash at all, then he will want a job
How miserable do you want him to be? He'll have 50 years of slaving for a living, no need to rush into it.
One of my mates who earns more than anyone else amongst my olds school friends went up London at 16 and had work his way up. He incurred no debts and earns over 200k a year (without his bonus).
Only one? And what about everyone else who left home at 16?
Most jobs can be done with a bit of common sense and support from the employer.
Probably, but employers don't think like that. Maybe they should, but they don't.
Wouldn't he be better off getting a trade now before burying himself under 1000's pounds worth of debt? If he likes nerdy/ geeky stuff he could look at sound engineering, lighting or electrics.
It's not the same. I'm a geek, and there's no way I'd be happy being a lighting engineer!
Sounds like it could be a darn site worse than it is
If he's keeping up well with school work I wouldn't worry about it. From what I see of my son's, (and UK nephews') efforts school has changed. My generation had almost no continuous assessment so a bit of cramming before exams was enough. He's no less intelligent and equally good at exams but that doesn't save him from the mountains of marked homework that counts towards exam results.
Midnighthour seems to have it spot on.
Essentially, its not that he doesnt want to work, (a degree is work, to some level, and he's prepared forthat).
Whats odd, is that he doesnt appear to want what work brings - INCOME.
If he has no money, at 18, he can't go down the pub with his mates. Has he even got any? You dont mention his going out - it sounds like he's a loner. My nephew is now 23 and has never worked - he was not encouraged, and now has zero social skills. He just sits at home on a computer, getting larger and larger, without any mates or life outside the home. I think he is fantastically depressed, and has no life tools to move on.
Sounds a bit like your son to be honest.
