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[quote=Anonymous]I didn't "make" my daughter work in high school, but she did. She wanted to work to buy things she wanted and have spending money. She babysat when she was younger. She worked as a hostess in a restaurant during her jr and sr year, her first "real" job. Wow she learned so much! She learned a lot about budgeting, money, and taxes! She overdrew her first bank account twice until she finally understood how pending charges worked. She learned what a 401k was. She learned there was no way in hell she could support herself on a minimum wage job (watching those around her struggle) and it gave her a real world understanding of why college is so important for her. She learned responsibility (having to work if she was scheduled, even if there were other fun things that came up that she'd rather do). She learned how to talk to a boss, handle a performance review-ask for a raise!
That job seemed small but it taught her so much. 
Ps- she also was a very good student and is now thriving in college).[/quote]

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