Don't sweat it too much.

Being grown-up w/money > Being child without money

apply for some job openings at a hospital, and get good benefits.  Get your feet in the door first and avoid housekeeping positions.  Unless you have no choice. 

NotDaveEllis wrote: Rambino wrote: Don't sweat it too much. Being grown-up w/money > Being child without money Being a teenager with tons of disposable income > Being grown up with money > being a child without money

Having money you earned yourself > Having money you didn't earn yourself

procarbinefreak wrote: leeching off of your parents as long as possible > being responsible...

In many ways yes - although that may lead to a Sporx-like state...(!)

Working is ok as long as you're making a profit. I found, when I was working and driving that between car insurance and repairs, gas, and my girlfriend, almost nothing was going into my pocket in the way of disposable income and even the possibility of saving money wasn't really there.

I reccommend still working, but mooching as much as possible. I was more broke while working. Without a license I've been able to live on what would have been two month's pay in realy money(before bills) and live for six months, including paying for a semester of community college. I estimate 35% went either directly or indirectly to my girlfriend between gifts, dates and food, 55% went to school and I blew what remained on myself.

So figure if you can keep your expenses low ands work as much as possible, it doesn't really suck. Mooch, mooch mooch.

Quick tip, live at home as long as you can. No electric bills, or gas or anything like that, hell you dont even have to pay for food. lol. But like me not having my liscense yet I have quite a bit of spending money and still put half of it in the bank. But gas money and insurance is gonna suck come summer time.

My parents started charging my brother rent as soon as he turned 18...

But if your parents will support you, it's hard to say no to free stuff.  We had a guy here who lived with his parents and drove their car for years, while making a rather significant salary.  He put away a lot of money in a short period of time.

I'll tell you something about IceCream shops; it seems cool until your first angry parent who has a child that is crying and yelling at the top of their lungs. Of course I managed a ColdStone so I had to do a bit mroe than just scoop and call it good. None the less, the libraries are where it's at. you can listen to your headphones and such while putting books away for plenty of money

I'm glad the whole "first job" part of my life is over. Now it's college time...

Seriously, they're right about fast food. My first job was a Chinese food place where the kitchen was like a third the size of my room with four giant deep fryers. You spend your whole night trying to wash the feeling of grease off. I don't even like fried foods anymore.

DBibeau855 wrote: DracoPlasm wrote: DBibeau855 wrote: Ide say the trick to any job is having cool co-workers. If your co-workers suck. Your going to be just miserable. Exactly! I swear I would of quit my job by now if it wasnt for the co-workers...the pay is decent sense im just starting out but if it wasnt for 2-3 of the guys up there it would be so boring id quit Man, i went to get an aplication at my old job, its so great there, you chill work and have a lot of fun. Its a warehouse job, its hot and you get kinda grimmy i guess. But the people there are phenomenal.

My employees have a good time doing something very easy.  Working at a hospital warehouse is not bad for $20.00/hr.  We have developed an understanding that once you enter the warehouse area, everything goes.  We use everything in the book when it comes to putting someone down especially in the warehouse.  They don't care who you are as long as you can take a joke.  They cuss like veteran sailors on the night out with the boys.  But they know when someone else steps in the warehouse from another department, you'd better watch what you say.  If we didn't have a very lax group we would have been fired long time ago with sexual harassment, racial slurs, and whatever the Union can throw at us.  So there's always jokes and put downs when we come to work and leave.  That's why its always kinda bad to lose an employee because he/she wants to climb up the corporate ladder.  So having cool co-workers makes the work day go faster. 

I work at a hobby shop. Everyone there is pretty chill. It's not the stereotypical hobby shop with Erny the 40 year old that still lives with his mom. The owner is pretty young about 30ish. The manager is 24, co-workers are in the 20's, my friend works with me also. We always have parties at our managers house so thats cool.

rob banks.  no applications.... better yet, combine andy's idea and do it nude....  that way, noone would look at your face or really notice the bag of money you are holding....  that's what i would do if i was female....  but because of the sexist people not wanting to look at male genetalia, i'm gonna try to work at Splat Paintball Supply for a little extra money....  workers discount W007!

Linus wrote: I get around 90+ miles on a quarter tank (which is slightly over 4 gallons) which averages to be 23 MPG, but I accelerate hard so that burns more then normal.

Anyways, save money that's the key. If you are just getting by paycheck to paycheck, it isn't worth it. You will also be totally screwed if something like a speeding ticket comes up or your car breaks.

Just a heads-up to you guys who are thinking about cashing in those savings bonds grandma gave you every christmas to buy a car or something, you're going to get raped paying taxes on the interest. Cash them as soon as they mature. Also women are total money pits. I had to cash bonds today so I can afford to get my license back, get insurance and survive long enough to get a job. The gf is already making huge plans for ways to spend my money and has visions of me carting her around(after I drive a hundred miles out there to her school in traffic after not driving for nine months)town, buying her expensive dinners and paying for dates. They're evil. Also, debit cards are not for people without discipline. You can find yourself broke in a hurry if you're not actually handling the cash. Especially when your gf says you'll split dinner, then says she doesn't have enough cash so you can just put it on your card.

If she does that again I swear I will beat her with a rubber hose in the middle of the resturaunt.

I so need a job.... I feal really bad so I dont mooch off of my parents (They wont give me money for gf's anyway) I need a job so bad.. im only 14 too, damn

"Also, debit cards are not for people without discipline."

Debit cards are better than regular credit cards.  If you do not have any funds in your checking account, then you won't be able to use it or pay for anything.  With a regular credit card, oh man forget it.  You'll be up to your neck with more than what you charged for, depending on your APR, holy smokes..... if you are not too keen in using credit cards and how it works.... it can ruin your life and blow your chances of getting a house/car with low payments.  Also if you do not make those payments in time.  There goes your credit/FICO score.