I'm 17 years old and I am from Germany currently in 10th grade. And here in Germany we have in each season holidays that last different periods and in this season (fall) we had fall holidays for 2 weeks.
Our teacher gave out a flyer to us which was from a company who were offering vacation jobs to students. So I applied the same day and I got asked for an interview and I signed my contract. They said I would get 9€ per hour (taxes excluded). However, he then followed with "well congratulations since you aren't 18 yet, you don't have pay to taxes so you'll get the full 9€ per hour".
It was a 40h job and it did exposed me to the real world and it was really soul sucking and it made me feel worthless. When I would timestamp, I could see through the employees depressed faces that they don't like their jobs and that they really don't want to be there. Most of them even had an undergrad degree. I had to get up at 5:00am in the morning and got home at 4:00pm because it was quite far away.
I know that I can do much more than just pack up 1000x little electronic parts. I do sometimes realized while I was working that I basically just traded in my time for money and that I could spend all the time working for someone else, working for myself that eventually benefit me later. I realized that your time on this planet is too short to be living just paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet. I'm aware it's inevitable but the sooner the better, right? I worked various internships but never have I ever enjoyed any of those so maybe it's just that I don't like working for someone? Or that I haven't found my true calling. But that's another story.
I know some people even work 50h or 60h and have far more responsibilites than me. God bless those people..
I set myself a goal. I want to slowly learn financial independence and I'm patient and willing to work towards it even if it means I'll have to go there again in the winter holidays. It's not that I never want to work again, I know I'll have to, to some extent. I just want to afford some things as a result to make some good memories like going on weekend trips when I'm an adult and other stuff. I'm not necessarily keen on having a lot of material things.
I'm currently reading a book about the stock market because I am curious to know about how it all works. But are there more ways to do this, right? Sure, there are I might just look into the side bar but I just want to know it first hand.
I'll be getting 574€ this Saturday and I want to save it all, although that will be a little difficult because one way or another I'll have to go to the ATM. But whenever I go to the ATM I never withdraw more than 10€ to 15€ and that's only when I really need it. However, I've never had this much money on my account. My mom before always remitted me about 20€ and that's only when it was necessary. I've learned early on how to get by with little to no money on my own. I mean I could buy accessories such as cool clothes at primark, but I don't like losing money.
So I am asking what would be the best way to use that money wisely?
I don't have to pay for food most of the time or anything else. I'll be granted access to University only 4 years from now because I have a long way ahead of me getting all the way through 13th grade. You probably know that they don't pay you to go to school, haha.
Plus University is free here but I love English so much that I'd like to study abroad and expand my horizons.
Anyways what would you do in my situation?
Since 574€ would be my paycheck, that'll be something I'd like to start with.
Submitted November 07, 2018 at 11:35AM by aloevera178 https://ift.tt/2Qp8Fer
