FYI: WHEN I WAS a teenager, I couldn’t wait to get a summer job. Just the thought of it would give me goose bumps. Why? I could earn my own money and buy the car I desperately wanted. It was a two-tone 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air with a big steering wheel that looked like it belonged on a bus.
My dream was to gain some independence and drive myself wherever I needed to go. After working a number of summer jobs, I bought the car at the beginning of my senior year in high school.
You want to know something about that new used car? At the time, it was the best car I’d ever been in. The reason: I bought it with my own money. I was so proud of myself. It was my first big purchase and I didn’t have any buyer’s remorse.
Later in life, I realized the most important thing about my summer jobs wasn’t the money or the stuff I was able to buy. Instead, it was what I learned about life and how it prepared me for fulltime work.
Regards,
Ted
https://humbledollar.com/2019/08/summer-school/
