Well, i went halfs with my dad for the viper the jetski is my moms but she never uses it so she says hat i could ride it but i am responsible for maintaning it and all of the gas i use. The boat i split with my brother. I work with my dad plumbing, heating, and air conditioning quite a bit throught the school year. 5 dollars an hour sounds bad but hen you do 2 hours a day after school 2-3 times a week it adds up but if i did not i would be in trouble because i wouldn't be riding anything but i think that it is worth it in the end. Plus i cut lawns all summer and we do about 20 all in a row and these are about 30 feet by 40 feet lawns so it taks a good 3-4 hours and me and my brother do it for 3,000$ a year but we split it and use the neighborhood tractor so actully we get about 1,400 a year because of gas but maybe less this year because the gas price has skyrocketed!!!!!!!!!!!! But as i said it is all worth it in the end.