This has been a really interesting part of having a 15 year old. Kids at that age are starting to really want independence and make lofty claims about what they will do, but they have no context for the difficulties involved with their desires. Then when a very minor road bump appears they come running for help :p.

Their brains seem to simplify tasks they have 0 experience with. Things like: owning car, renting an apartment, getting a job are all viewed as something that they will "just do" and don't really seem to raise any concerns.