You've probably heard the news: Money doesn't
grow on trees or on cacti, or fall from the sky. You
have to work for it.
Most likely, your life isn't that extravagant
spending-wise. But you probably like to eat pizza or
buy new CDs once in a while, and still have something
left over to spend at your friend's Save the Spiders
fundraiser. Chances are, you want to save up some money
for bigger purchases, too, like those awesome sand skis
you saw at the bazaar last month.
For instance, last Friday, Malik spent $15 eating pizza
with his friends and watching the camel spitting competition.
On Saturday he spent $10 renting a sand sled, and on
Sunday he spent another $5 on a yak milk smoothie. That's
$30 in three days! But he still had $10 left over to
put in his college savings account, and another $5 to
save toward the dune buggy he plans to buy when he turns
18.
How does he manage? You may have heard that you have
to be at least 14 to get most jobs. But that doesn't
mean you can't earn money in other ways. Malik
receives an allowance from his parents for watering
the cacti and shoveling sand off the driveway. For extra
cash, he walks his neighbors' camels.
There are a lot of things you can do that will provide
you with some spending – and saving – money.
You just need to take a look around you.
