Originally posted by: StevenNevets
His dad won't let him
I'm not for the idea of him breaking a computer but none the less there's nothing else he can do (yes I know him irl)
Sure there is. He can wait until he's got the full money to buy his own machine.
Did he pay for the machine they have now using his own money? If he didn't, then he has no reasonable expectation that his father would let him sell it off just because he wants a new one (and then there's the issue of him using it all the time and being able to say it's HIS computer, and when he leaves home finally, leaving them with no computer unless he's generous and leaves it). If by some chance he really did pay for it himself, then while legally his father can still deny him permission to do things, it should still be a convincing argument that he should be able to do what he wants with it. If it's an issue of the family having their stuff on it as well, then it's easy to ensure that everything is moved and tell them that they are welcome to make use of the new one (although it's obviously better for him to have his own machine separate from theirs, aside from the parental responsibility and monitoring thing). Somehow though, I doubt he bought the Vaio.
He has a job, earned the money, would sell his current computer, build the computer himself, and *NOT* ask his Dad for money... how does that make him spoiled?
His parents spoil themselves way more then there kid... his parents have a $12,000 leather giraffe in the living room lol
They earned the money, they've got every right to have whatever expensive toys they want in the home. This guy isn't starving, he goes to school presumably, he has clothes, and he's even got luxury items like a home PC. They're doing all they need to do to properly provide for a child, any excess money they have is theirs to spend as they wish, if they don't have major parenting emotions that make them consider the child the most important thing, which isn't a crime or even unethical really.
In the end, it's the parents' right to deny him permission to get a new machine, even if he already had all the money he needed, and asking people to help him is idiotic. If he's struggling to earn any money right now, then he should consider saving it up. You should never just spend all your money the moment you've barely got enough to cover a purchase, even if you are a teenager still.
Since the issue here seems to be the father denying permission, not a lack of enough money to get a basic machine, the issue is convincing the father. There's not been any real clear explanation of why he won't allow it, other than the assertion that it works so it's good enough, and possibly that he doesn't want to use his credit card online.
Start TALKING to your father, not demanding. Explain to him why you want a new machine even though the curent one is working, and try to find a solution to the problem of the actual purchase using a credit card if he's concerned about that, or explain to him how many people do use their cards online without incident. If there's simply no way to convince him to allow it, then you're stuck, don't be an asshat and destroy your family's computer just because you're a whiny bitch who throws a tantrum because he can't play his video games. If the reality is that your father wouldn't care if you spent your own money on it, but refuses to allow his credit card to be used online, then look for solutions to that problem, because breaking the computer isn't going to get around that problem anyway. If he just doesn't want you blowing your money on a new toy, maybe you should listen to him, since obviously they knew enough to be able to afford to raise you and blow 12,000 dollars on a toy of their own.