It’s that time of year when tweens and teens get their names mispronounced four times in one day by someone wearing a sweater vest, when a good lunch costs less than a tank of gas, and when Friday night lights stare down on our next Sunday afternoon gridiron superstars.
Ahhh…back to school. It’s an amazing and awkward 13 (or so) years when your parents’ fashion sense and the first letter of your last name are just as important as free will and choice.
Specifically, let’s take a look at high school, a time when you have plenty of worries and stresses. In fact, there are so many things out there consuming the lives of high school students these days that being broke is that last thing they can afford. Who wants to spend their free time begging and borrowing for enough cash to make a fast food run?
If you’re a high school student, the parent of a high school student, or know a high school student, there’s something you should know: managing school and a part-time job is much easier than you think.
In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, working high school students spend less than two hours per weekday on the job. They don’t have to commit five hours each day to a part-time gig. Heck, 10 to 15 hours of work a week should put plenty of money in students’ pockets for gas, food and clothes.
And not being broke is just one benefit of a part-time job…
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