Describe an occasion when you earned some money for the first time.What you did with the money and how you felt in 300-350 words.
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September 19, 2007
2:21 PM
It seemed to be a normal day till the previous minute. Unexpectedly, my dad gave me 15 Rupees. I never handled money before and I was nervous to hold two paper notes in my palm.
He said that I can spend this money on anything. "You should also tell me what you did with it" added he.
He left. Now, my mind was engaged in deciding how to utilise these two notes - one 10 rupee note and one 5 rupee note. I kept them safely in my pocket and zipped it.
I went to play with my friends to the park. I had many ideas in my mind - buy food and party with friends. After a thorough football match, I started my way home. Midway, I remembered about the money.
On reaching home, my mom told me to take a bath. One hour later, I recognized that my money was left in the pocket. I immediately went to take it back.
Unfortunately, my mother dropped it in the washing machine already. I felt a lot of regret. It was my first and last time I mishandled money.
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When I was 6 six years old, we were living in the wilds of Mississippi. There are a lot of pecan trees in Mississippi and our neighbors happened to have a few in their back yard.
One day, the neighbor’s wife asked me if I would pick her up a back of pecans so she could make pies. I said sure and did so. This was like in 1972 but I still remember picking them up off the ground, making sure none were old or had bugs in them.
She gave me one dollar - my very first earned dollar. I wasn’t actually expecting anything so I was mega-excited! Back then that was actually a significant amount of money but for a 6 yr old! I knew I could make 20 public phone calls or help Mom buy 3 gallons of gas or better yet - buy 4 candy bars! I think I actually did spend it on candy but I don’t remember any more. The picking up the pecans and getting paid parts were the most memorable of it all for me.
(I remember looking for nickels in public phone change slots when I went by a phone - even found a few. It was also my job when we were in the car to watch for the lowest gas prices and I clearly remember 32 cents a few times. This was before the Oil Embargo.)
That was the start of my earning career. After that I got a job with my Mom folding cloth diapers. I was fast and got raises on occasion. Later I moved up to Chief Babysitter status sitting for my family and many others. I had a paper route at from age 12 to 18 which got me a small college tuition scholarship besides the money I earned which went to buying a moped and the clothes I wanted. In high school, I also worked at a boutique which helped me spend a year in Germany as an exchange student.
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