Not to be a whiny b!tch but...

[summitlt]

I make hardly any money, being in highschool and owning a jeep. With gas going up, and everything else that I buy, I hav ehardly any money leftover at the end of the week.

I have to fill up my truck once a week, that includes going to school, work, and a friends house 7 miles away once a week.

So out of my $120 check, $50 now goes to gas, that leaves me with $70, factor in stuff like insurance ($70 a month) that leaves me with $52 a week to put in the bank. Wowie. That doesnt include what I put in the truck to keep it running, and whatever else. It makes it hard to go do stuff with friends when it costs me $10 to just drive to their house.

I work as much as I can (legally) so what else am i supposed to do? I can only get such a good job being in highschool.

 

[shortxjdoug]

ok, reality check time youre in high school so you can learn to get to college, you're in college to learn how to be something, and then you take something and get a good job and quit complaining about a lack of money because you just bought a huge tow rig to pull an awesome trail jeep.

and that is the life cycle. Dude don't worry man, i'm graduating HS and i work a lot but i also turn over a lot of spare parts and spare cars to make my jeepin money. you just gotta streamline, and if it means my jeep doesn't get to be huge, then thats it

 

[xj4life]

ride a bike and do good in school so that you can get a good paying job. money in college is just as tight though.

 

[mgfabpd]

Keep at it man, it may seem like it will never end, but keep your head up, finish school, get a good job, then you will be able to do whatever you want with all the $$$ you make! Oh yea, you sound like a whiny b!tch!! Have fun

 

[Geepfreak]

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Do your parents know you talk like that?

Bring on the LAVA soap baby..

 

[imma honky]

No simpathy here mang. Been there done that. Pick and choose your path. School or fun. If I could do it over, I would be gradutating in 2 weeks with a bachelors of science. That's life.

 

[ROOK1]

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Do your parents know you talk like that?

Bring on the LAVA soap baby..

My personal preference was for Lux, I found that Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor - heavy, but with a touch of mellow smoothness. Life Boy, on the other hand... YECCHH!

 

[GrayT]

College is worse! You have to factor in the cost of BEER.

Realistically... there are better jobs out there that pay more than $120 a week. Start looking around casually. If you find one, work there first then decide if you want to quit your current job. There is always money to be made, but that little thing called "pride" usually gets in the way of the more higher paying ones.

 

[XJ Jeepin Girl]

I know how you feel. Exactly. Paying for gas, is, of course a bitch. This summer is going to be hell since I drive more in the summer and gas goes up. I work more in the summer too... but still. All I have to say is really, be thankful you HAVE some sort of car (AND it's a Jeep ). I know a lot of people that can't have jobs because they don't have cars to get there. But I also know a lot of people that can't get cars because they can't get a job. Catch 22!

Anyway, work sucks, gas sucks, school sucks. It'll get better right? lol

 

[motroutmo]

Work, Study, and find friends who need rides and make them pay for gas !!!!

Want some CHEESE with that chardonay ? he he he

 

[Jeepdogrob]

College is worse! You have to factor in the cost of BEER AND WOMEN

fixed it

 

[Bent]

My personal preference was for Lux, I found that Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor - heavy, but with a touch of mellow smoothness. Life Boy, on the other hand... YECCHH!

I always preferred to use a a bar that had softened a bit on the bottom side. Not slimy, but just soft enough to get the soap worked in well between their teeth. Hehehehe.
On the other side of the coin, I once swapped out the bar of soap with one of those candy/gum bars that used to be around. When my Mom figured things out I got my a$$ whipped. To this day, I'm not too keen on Hot Wheels track or wire hangers.




As far as not having money left over for building you Jeep, :tears: stop your whining; I had to wheel my Volvo. Just hang in there, stay in school and just hope you live long enough to reap the benefits.

 

[5-90]

I knew there was an advantage to being married while in college...

I'd see about finding odd jobs that need doing - you don't have to report income from a source when you make less than $600 over the course of the year - mowing lawns should net you a few useful bucks over the summer, you make cash, and with each person paying you probably $300-400 over the summer, that can add up (and be tax-free.)

I'm also going to assume you have some mechanical know-how - if not, get some. Most mechanical bills are labour - eliminate the labour charges and stop paying shop mark-up on parts, and you come out ahead as well.

Find a decent bicycle for "short-run" trips and going back and forth to school - that eliminates the use of fuel for some trips (I wish I could - but I don't trust California drivers...) Or, get a small motorcycle - which will still use fuel, but you'll go from sub-20mpg to over 50.

Take a moment, step back and breathe, and approach the problem from a new direction. I think you'll find that helpful...

5-90

 

[Fergie]

You are a whiny bitch.

Think of it this way....you dont pay for rent, health insurance, or tuition yet. Be glad you still have it easy, and don't sweat the small things this early on.

Fergie

 

[WB9YZU]

I make hardly any money, being in highschool and owning a jeep. With gas going up, and everything else that I buy, I hav ehardly any money leftover at the end of the week.

I have to fill up my truck once a week, that includes going to school, work, and a friends house 7 miles away once a week.

So out of my $120 check, $50 now goes to gas, that leaves me with $70, factor in stuff like insurance ($70 a month) that leaves me with $52 a week to put in the bank. Wowie. That doesnt include what I put in the truck to keep it running, and whatever else. It makes it hard to go do stuff with friends when it costs me $10 to just drive to their house.

I work as much as I can (legally) so what else am i supposed to do? I can only get such a good job being in highschool.

Whine, whine, whine

Fergie is right (one of the few times we will agree on anything), you have it easy. Reduced, if not free room and board, food, heat, electricity. Heck, I wasn't even allowed to have a car of my own until I moved out. Wait till you move out and life bitch slaps you right up the side of the head

When I was your age, we walked, biked, used a motorcycle, or begged to use the family car. Since the later always involved lot's of groveling, it was avoided at all cost.
Lucky bastard has his own car and all he can do is complain about it

Enjoy it while you can!

 

[rock rash]

You are a whiny bitch.

Think of it this way....you dont pay for rent, health insurance, or tuition yet. Be glad you still have it easy, and don't sweat the small things this early on.

Fergie

OH YEAH! couldnt say it better


i pay my OWN tuition...all of it. books, gas repairs, rent, food, insurance the works. Financially i am completely independent...and my girlfriend lives 40 miles away from me and i see her once a week. Donate plasma if you want extra cash...find another job. i work 60 hrs/week during the summer. 25 during the week and this is with 18 credit hours. assgas: assgas: assgas:

 

[rock rash]

and ive already had an ulcer!!!

 

[WB9YZU]

Find a decent bicycle for "short-run" trips and going back and forth to school - that eliminates the use of fuel for some trips (I wish I could - but I don't trust California drivers...) Or, get a small motorcycle - which will still use fuel, but you'll go from sub-20mpg to over 50.
5-90

A well used MC used to cost in the $1 per cc range, but it think it's up to $2 per cc now.
That's all we could afford at his age. A Honda at 15K was getting pretty tired, but it would get is around and 40-50mpg was not abnormal. The trick was to get a Hayes or FSM and fix what needed fixing.

I still ride a MC and my present bike, a Honda XL600R, is getting 45mpg. Ride it all the time it's not raining ( Knobby tires). A fuel stop for $6.40 every 100 miles sure beats a $38 Jeep fuel stop every 250miles!

 

[XJEEPER]

Must be your spoiled friends tipping the scale.
I grew up on a 1500 acre beef ranch and worked for room and board. I got $20 a month for an allowance, regardless of how much hay I hauled into the barn, how many stalls I shoveled or fences I built. In addition to my home chores of irrigating and hauling our own hay, feeding and watering cattle and horses, I hired out to the dairy farmer down the road to haul his hay so I had more spending money. Later on, I rode a 2nd hand bike to another dairy farm where I had a job milking Jersey cows for $15 a milking....usually took 3.5 hours. I was pretty proud when I'd earned enough to buy my own $80 10 speed, which I rode in the rain and snow to work (uphill, both ways.....of course ). I did this for 1.5 years until I saved up enough money to buy an ATV that I wanted. I quit a short time later, because I hated that job.

I worked part time all through high school, borrowing my dad's tired old 72 Chev pickup when I had a date. I bought my first ride after I graduated in 83, only because I landed a full time job. My dad co-signed on a loan for $1500 and told me the first payment I missed, the truck was gone. The economy sucked in the 80's and I was glad to land a $5.00 hr job; raises came pretty quick though because I outworked men twice my age with years of experience.
I eventually went to college and paid my own way through (student loans suck), including 20 credit hours per quarter for 2 years straight to get my degree quicker, while working part-time to cover the living expenses.

Years later, I have a good job, a nice home and a great family. I've learned several professions, any one of them I could support my family with if I ever need to fall back on them.

Best thing my dad ever taught me was to work hard at whatever you do and do the job right. One doesn't learn that from having stuff handed to you, because you will never grasp the value of a hard earned dollar. Have I wasted my time typing this? Perhaps, I did it to help you realize what you have and appreciate it, always trying to improve yourself. I thought I had it pretty good, compared to some. Most of my friends that had more money and less resposibility when young wound up really struggling when the realities of adulthood smacked them upside the head. You don't always need to work harder either, learn to work smarter.

 

[98XJSport]

Carpool and under the table jobs are the only way to really improve things at that stage of life. Or if you have much mechanical ability start picking through the Uncle Henrys and find things that need tinkering in the free section or just cheap stuff in general. Minimal money investment with a bit of time and work and you can resell a lot of things. I had a friend doing that with chevy parts from there and junkyards, cleaned em up and resold them for profit every time.