From age 14 to age 21 I worked seven days a week part-time at a neighborhood pharmacy, doing janitorial work, waiting on a few customers, stocking shelves, and then, at age 16, delivering prescriptions to customers. The pay during all that time was $1 an hour, no benefits. To add to my income, I had two other part-time jobs, one flipping burgers on the night shift at a drive-through, and the other working as a kennel boy and vet assistant (before there was any formal training) for three different vets. The burger job paid $1.25 an hour, and the vet jobs provided me with a place to sleep, since I've been on my own completely since the 10th grade.
Banana bread is a definite yes! Make it healthier by using white whole wheat flour (Trader Joe's carries their own, or King Arthur is good if a bit pricey). This gives a slight nutty flavor without nuts for people who are allergic. The texture will be a bit grainier, but with banana bread you don't really notice.
"Risotto" out of leftover rice? Goodness, no! To make good risotto, you need arborio rice, nothing else works.
Leftover Calrose rice makes wonderful rice porridge - also known as congee or jook - but use any other rice and the consistency suffers. The broth needed to make rice porridge is also a great way to use the leftover ham bone or chicken bones/skins/giblets. Save long grain rice for something else.
As an alternative to pot pie, dice your leftover meat and veggies, make a package of Knorr gravy of the appropriate flavor, mix in the meat and veggies, heat to a simmer and serve over cooked egg noodles, rice or polenta. Faster than baking a pot pie, lower fat than making a cream-based sauce, but with the same comfort food feeling.
I started as a Reservations Sales Agent at a hotel call center at 16. The job served me well through college with flexible schedule, full benefits for a part-timer and place to do my homework. The sales bonus and hourly provided excellent pay. Hiring from within was practiced in almost all management positions. What did the corporate sector get for hiring teens? A college-educated worker who follows the policy/procedure manual to the letter while providing excellent customer care to every person with whom I had any contact, a punctual worker with low absenteeism and excellent coach to help all coworkers achieve the same or more. Please invest in US teenagers.
My first real job was at the age of 17. I was the 2nd female bagger that my Kroger grocery store ever had. This was in 1984. I made $3.50/hour, a whopping $.15 over minimum. Since I was in high school, I couldn't work alot of hours.
One week, I hadn't worked many hours, and since union dues came out that week, my paycheck was $.24! Good thing I was still living at home.
I worked at a semiconductor company in New Jersey in their IT department the summer before 9th grade. Then I worked part-time during the week and fulltime in the summers all throughout high school. It was a great experience and I got to play around on their internal website, tinkering and working with employees to improve their sites. I put all the money in the bank and didn't spend it. I have since found ways to spend it (house, car, etc).
I started at McDonald's as a lowly crew member when I was 16. That summer, I used my paychecks to buy makeup and new clothes. Felt really happy with myself for buying a cool outfit for my sweet 16! I learned that coworkers can really make or break a job experience.
My first job (besides babysitting) was as a camp counselor at the YMCA when I was 17. I made $6/hour my first summer there. It was really rewarding to work with the kids, but it was really hard work for very little money! The funny thing was that because I didn't have a lot of expenses at that time and I was making more money than I ever had before, I felt rich.
On the allowance article, I think you should definitely give them a small allowance. It will teach kids responsibility, budgeting, and money management skills as long as you make them pay for some things...
I had babysat over the years but my first paycheck-type job was at a clothing consignment shop. I worked with three lovely older ladies but I hated the job, lol. All the clothes smelled musty to me. Don't remember what I spent my first paycheck on but I did learn about working with other people and and doing your best even if the job bores you to tears.
I was 15 when I got my first job in 1983 at a convenience store. It was about a mile from my house, so I would walk to ride by bicycle to work in the afternoons after school and on weekends. I got paid minimum wage - a whopping $3.35 an hour.
If the government encourages PA then there shouldn't be a problem for an individual to apply for it, whether it be a male or a female. As you may know, society is moving into an age where heteronormativity (gender roles) are changing. You should never frown on individuals because of their abilities. At any given moment, you and anyone in this society can suffer a downfall. So please, re-evaluate your mentality as it has much growing up to do. FYI- Even the most richest countries suffer from a deficit, so do not point any fingers miss perfection.
Brilliant article on rice cake sandwiches, I've just given up bread, so this is just what I was looking for. Plus now I'm inspired to make Baba Ghanoush. Do you know, is it posible to BBQ the eggplant for BG? Thanks for a great blog.
I started working at McDonald's two weeks after my 16th birthday. Been there 3 years. I've learned that you have to carefully manage your money or you'll end up destitute and working in fast food for a long time. I love it there and the people there and the experience has taught me so much. Plus, I've learned that even though you think you may be irreplaceable, give us an eager young worker and a few weeks, and sayonara!
I started at McDonald's at age 14 and spent 5 years there! There were all kinds of things wrong with that job, but I learned a lot: http://studentloansherpa.com/my-first-job/
Babysitting for the neighbor kids was the highlight of my week when I was 12... I made very little money most likely but that wasn't the point, anyway! :) I definitely liked work intrinsically, which is a great lesson to learn.
My very first paying job was fish-sitting for my next door neighbors. Then I graduated to cat-sitting for various people around my neighborhood. But my first job with a steady paycheck was sophomore year of college, when I was selected to be a Resident Assistant.
I started babysitting when I was ten. But my first "real" job (where I had to actually pay taxes *gasp*) was when I was 15. I worked weekends at a friend's donut shop. It was dreadful. I had to be at work at 6:00 in the morning. Not a perk when you are 15!!!
From age 14 to age 21 I worked seven days a week part-time at a neighborhood pharmacy, doing janitorial work, waiting on a few customers, stocking shelves, and then, at age 16, delivering prescriptions to customers. The pay during all that time was $1 an hour, no benefits. To add to my income, I had two other part-time jobs, one flipping burgers on the night shift at a drive-through, and the other working as a kennel boy and vet assistant (before there was any formal training) for three different vets. The burger job paid $1.25 an hour, and the vet jobs provided me with a place to sleep, since I've been on my own completely since the 10th grade.
It was at a supermarket my senior year, working for $4.75 an hour just because I wante to pay for my senior pictures!
I registered!
Banana bread is a definite yes! Make it healthier by using white whole wheat flour (Trader Joe's carries their own, or King Arthur is good if a bit pricey). This gives a slight nutty flavor without nuts for people who are allergic. The texture will be a bit grainier, but with banana bread you don't really notice.
"Risotto" out of leftover rice? Goodness, no! To make good risotto, you need arborio rice, nothing else works.
Leftover Calrose rice makes wonderful rice porridge - also known as congee or jook - but use any other rice and the consistency suffers. The broth needed to make rice porridge is also a great way to use the leftover ham bone or chicken bones/skins/giblets. Save long grain rice for something else.
As an alternative to pot pie, dice your leftover meat and veggies, make a package of Knorr gravy of the appropriate flavor, mix in the meat and veggies, heat to a simmer and serve over cooked egg noodles, rice or polenta. Faster than baking a pot pie, lower fat than making a cream-based sauce, but with the same comfort food feeling.
I started as a Reservations Sales Agent at a hotel call center at 16. The job served me well through college with flexible schedule, full benefits for a part-timer and place to do my homework. The sales bonus and hourly provided excellent pay. Hiring from within was practiced in almost all management positions. What did the corporate sector get for hiring teens? A college-educated worker who follows the policy/procedure manual to the letter while providing excellent customer care to every person with whom I had any contact, a punctual worker with low absenteeism and excellent coach to help all coworkers achieve the same or more. Please invest in US teenagers.
My first real job was at the age of 17. I was the 2nd female bagger that my Kroger grocery store ever had. This was in 1984. I made $3.50/hour, a whopping $.15 over minimum. Since I was in high school, I couldn't work alot of hours.
One week, I hadn't worked many hours, and since union dues came out that week, my paycheck was $.24! Good thing I was still living at home.
I worked at a semiconductor company in New Jersey in their IT department the summer before 9th grade. Then I worked part-time during the week and fulltime in the summers all throughout high school. It was a great experience and I got to play around on their internal website, tinkering and working with employees to improve their sites. I put all the money in the bank and didn't spend it. I have since found ways to spend it (house, car, etc).
I started at McDonald's as a lowly crew member when I was 16. That summer, I used my paychecks to buy makeup and new clothes. Felt really happy with myself for buying a cool outfit for my sweet 16! I learned that coworkers can really make or break a job experience.
My first job (besides babysitting) was as a camp counselor at the YMCA when I was 17. I made $6/hour my first summer there. It was really rewarding to work with the kids, but it was really hard work for very little money! The funny thing was that because I didn't have a lot of expenses at that time and I was making more money than I ever had before, I felt rich.
I'd say that a rich friend gifting you some random stock is a pretty cheap way... Who the heck came up with that one?
On the allowance article, I think you should definitely give them a small allowance. It will teach kids responsibility, budgeting, and money management skills as long as you make them pay for some things...
I was planning to make my own patio furniture out of left over lumber, but the low prices may sway me to purchase... we'll have to see.
I registered!
I had babysat over the years but my first paycheck-type job was at a clothing consignment shop. I worked with three lovely older ladies but I hated the job, lol. All the clothes smelled musty to me. Don't remember what I spent my first paycheck on but I did learn about working with other people and and doing your best even if the job bores you to tears.
Great advice, I just wish more companies would give rewards for debit cards too!
I was 15 when I got my first job in 1983 at a convenience store. It was about a mile from my house, so I would walk to ride by bicycle to work in the afternoons after school and on weekends. I got paid minimum wage - a whopping $3.35 an hour.
If the government encourages PA then there shouldn't be a problem for an individual to apply for it, whether it be a male or a female. As you may know, society is moving into an age where heteronormativity (gender roles) are changing. You should never frown on individuals because of their abilities. At any given moment, you and anyone in this society can suffer a downfall. So please, re-evaluate your mentality as it has much growing up to do. FYI- Even the most richest countries suffer from a deficit, so do not point any fingers miss perfection.
Brilliant article on rice cake sandwiches, I've just given up bread, so this is just what I was looking for. Plus now I'm inspired to make Baba Ghanoush. Do you know, is it posible to BBQ the eggplant for BG? Thanks for a great blog.
I started working at McDonald's two weeks after my 16th birthday. Been there 3 years. I've learned that you have to carefully manage your money or you'll end up destitute and working in fast food for a long time. I love it there and the people there and the experience has taught me so much. Plus, I've learned that even though you think you may be irreplaceable, give us an eager young worker and a few weeks, and sayonara!
My first job was in the U.S. Air Force.
Me too!
I started at McDonald's at age 14 and spent 5 years there! There were all kinds of things wrong with that job, but I learned a lot: http://studentloansherpa.com/my-first-job/
Babysitting for the neighbor kids was the highlight of my week when I was 12... I made very little money most likely but that wasn't the point, anyway! :) I definitely liked work intrinsically, which is a great lesson to learn.
My very first paying job was fish-sitting for my next door neighbors. Then I graduated to cat-sitting for various people around my neighborhood. But my first job with a steady paycheck was sophomore year of college, when I was selected to be a Resident Assistant.
I started babysitting when I was ten. But my first "real" job (where I had to actually pay taxes *gasp*) was when I was 15. I worked weekends at a friend's donut shop. It was dreadful. I had to be at work at 6:00 in the morning. Not a perk when you are 15!!!
I worked for Captain D's. It was a bit "fish"y.