Just thought I'd share with everyone... my high school hired me as a "student aid" during zero period[7 am to 8 am] Monday thru Friday! I'll have to be filing papers, making envelopes, etc... all that school stuff that teacher need..
I'll be making minimum wage[ ], and although it's not much, it's pretty good for a 14-almost-15 year old kid.. so with all the taxes taken out, I'll be making about $100 a month..
I start Monday.. my first job
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Yes, I had to fill out working papers... did that 2 months ago or so... but they didn't "offer me the position" until this morning..
I'm not exactly sure what i'm going to do with it.. I know everyone month I'm putting half of it [ around $50 ] away into a bank account, and I'll probably just hang on to the rest for whatever I may need it for.. a new bowling ball, to go bowling, things like that
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* * * * ~Tina Getting old is the pits. But it sure beats the alternative. My Blog Plants: 7549 | From: So. Cal. | Registered: Nov 2005
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I want to find a job soon, our school doesn't pay students, that sucks! Maybe I could sell cut flowers in the summer
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Good for you Mark! Maybe more stuff for your garden?! My first job was at 14 in a Woolsworth dime store
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i'm so happy for you mark! my first job was stacking bricks, for a penny for every 2 bricks. but, it was money, and i worked hard and earned what i could!
i know you will do the same and spend it wisely sometimes, and foolishly others, but remember to do something nice for yourself and someone you love each payday. you'll enjoy the money better each time.
and remember a new plant can boost the spirits greatly!
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my first job at 15 was through the school, we got to pick our jobs, i didnt want to work in the school cause i spent all year there! didnt want to spend my summer there too!! i worked in a food bank warehouse.
my first job was working in the hay fields mowing and raking hay. i miss that job!!!
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That is awesome Mark! It is always nice to have your own money!
My first job was picking rock in the summers starting when I was about 11. That was not fun!
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Good for you Mark! In a time when the media likes to focus on all the bad stuff teens do, I wish they would give some press time to kids like you who are down-to-earth hard-working good kids. BTW, I'm old enough my first job was babysitting for 50 cents an hour
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One's first job is soooooo exciting, and it sounds like yours is a good one! You're very wise to put half into savings. Since my kids were born, anytime they got a gift of money, I've always put 1/2 of it into their college savings account. It was a way of life here, and they knew that, when they were old enough to realize that they were being giving cash for a gift.
Brian, now almost 24, now knows how to save money, instead of spending it all right away when he gets a paycheck. That's how he managed to buy himself a car after only working at his current job for 7 months.
I can't wait to hear what you do decide to spend your money on, once you start getting paid. The first thing I saved up for when I was babysitting as a teen, was my very own phone for my bedroom. We had 2 phone lines, so it was pretty expensive, but I was OH-SO-Proud of myself when I had enough to get the phone!
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Way to go Mark!!! Congrats on getting the job, I am sure you will do an awesome job!
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I'm planning on buying a fence to border my veggie garden, and another plant light..
I already know what i'm spening it on!
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Congratulations On landing a first job Sprout. I hope you enjoy your work(as much as you can). I'm glad to hear you are banking half of the money. That is certainly a wise choice......
I started out babysitting and then as a waitress at our local hospital's snack shop(many years ago). Those were the days....
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