Nate Coffee house #2

As a freshman in high school, I was very excited for the summer. This was the first year where I was allowed to get a job through my working papers. I had a lot of fun at my job and love working there but, it always seemed like as fast as I got my first paycheck quicker I’d be out of money. I was always buying things and half of the things were stuff I didn’t need. Instead of saving, I spent it all before my sophomore year was able to start up. That year there were many trips with stores and bake sales that I was unable to participate in due to lack of finance. Later on within the year, I join this club called Men of MESA they they taught me some practices I should use to” properly” use my money. I was taught to Set aside 50% of whatever I made just in case of an emergency where I might need extra money, save 30% for a big purchase that I might want within the future and the other 20% was for whatever I wanted to do with it. This not only helped my money last longer but also taught me to be independent Because if I did not hold myself accountable with my money the only person that it would affect is me. I studied this method and used it during the summer of my sophomore year, and not only did I gain a lot more money than expected but it also helped me learn to prioritize my needs over my wants. So because I was unable to spend my whole paycheck due to what I was taught that 20% that I was able to spend on anything because it wasn’t much I was mainly only able to spend it on things I needed rather than what I wanted, and that was my meaningful Learning experience.