I think she stole it. That's what "borrowed" means when it's in quotation marks.

She probably meant that her sister asked to borrow the money, but hasn't paid it back (and it's becoming clear that she probably has no intention to do so).

Depends on where you live. In my country, official driving lessons are obligatory and cost around 1000$. You can't just ask someone to teach you and then go take the test :(

In some places, if you get driving lessons, you can be eligible for lower insurance premiums and they provide a car for the road test. You have to take the test in a certain kind of car or you are disqualified and have to reschedule the test.

Not everyone is that lucky. I didn't start driving until I was 23 and had enough money to take driving lesson s. I didn't have any friends in the area, my father drives a company vehicle and an unlicensed driver CANNOT drive it or he could risk losing his job, and my mother would get into hysterics within 5 minutes of me being behind the wheel, screaming things like "OH MY GOD, DID YOU EVEN LOOK WHEN YOU TURNED?" and distracting/scaring me.

In the US, Driver's Education is part of the high school curriculum - a class you are expected to take. OMG Wait. Is this the single, solitary instance of the American educational system including something for free that other more social-services-intensive countries actually charge their citizens to learn?

@20 my school never did drivers ed

You had to pay to take Drivers Ed in my school.

20, I'm from the United States, Arkansas to be exact. it was an elective, not a requirement. Sucks to suck, I guess. my parents taught me for free.

@20 I live in the United States (Wisconsin) and not only do you have to pay for it at my school, it's not an elective, it's only taught after school, and they only let 15 to 20 people take the class at a time.

I'm in Texas, and you had three options. Take the class at the school after hours, pay for an at home video kit so your parents could teach you, or pay to go to a class that had videos, practice tests, and took you driving.

#20 I'm in Los Angeles & it is not offered at all through high school here. It used to be when my dad was in school but it was cut years ago. However here, you only have to take official driving lessons if you're under 18.

#20, I moved around a lot and none of my high schools even offered driver's education. Not everyone's friends/family have the time to teach them. Also a lot of people who can drive are actually fairly bad at it or at least at teaching someone, so it can be a lot safer to learn from a professional teacher that won't scream or teach incorrect driving.

Most countries in the western world require proffesionals to teach with specially modified cars instead of a random relative in a normal car. The cost of it vary from 500,- to 2000,- easily. It has some downsides like the higher cost but I like to think that it explains the much higher allowed speeds compared to the USA

I'm also in WI. Not only do we have to pay for the driving classes but only a certified instructor, your legal guardian, or a spouse that's been driving more than 2 years is allowed to teach you.

My brother had to do the same. We lived in Green Bay when he was 16. It was required he go to driving school before getting his permit because he was under 18. I was 16 in California and only had to study at home to get my permit.

In Maryland, driver's ed is a requirement, and the price depends on the school. The problem is that in Montgomery County, they don't offer it in the high schools.

Depends entirely on the country. In my country (Germany) you can expect to pay 1500-2000 € for the whole thing.

In Maryland, specifically Harford County my parents paid around $300 for drivers ed.

Idk, my school never offered drivers ed. I had to take lessons from them personally and it was over $1000.

I think it was over $400 for me, and that was for a program offered through my high school. Private courses probably cost more. It's a big deal for a lot of people!

Illinois here! Taught at the local high school and we don't pay a dime. Guess why Illinois is broke?

Well one thing to be grateful for is that hopefully since it costs a lot it helps to keep bad drivers off the road.

#29- The courses aren't required in order to get a license, just suggested. The more expensive the classes are, the fewer people will take them, and the more dangerous the roads will be. Not ideal.

ya I'm in Canada and it could be entirely different in another part of Canada.

Driving lessons are around $900 here and high schools don't offer it. Probably because insurance is very expensive here because we constantly have tourists and people from everywhere driving around.

Actually his sister kinda sounds like she's addicted to something and needs help. Unless OP knows for certain where this money is going.