I should be writing six memoirs right now. But guess what? I'm listening to music, drinking Mountain Dew, and I'm totally relaxed. Just like old times; the good old times. =)
On my computer, I have sort of a graph of how much I work, earn, and will make in the upcoming check. It's weird, I know, but how am I supposed to do it? It almost seems idealistic to me.
Four years ago, I began to think about getting a job and saving up for a brand new car (and brand new was 2006 at the time). The car I really wanted was about $30,000, and I found out exactly how much I would need to earn every month. Needless to say, I was only 13 and had no idea what money really was. The legal age to get a job was (and I believe it still is) 14 years. Which meant I had a matter of months to get that job to start saving up. Wanna hear something funny? McDonald's was the first place that came to my mind back then. "I would get a job at McDonald's just until I can find another job that doesn't suck so much." Almost those exact words came out of my mouth.
Here's the best part. If I had actually gotten a job when I had planned to, I would have $30,000 right now. Well, approximately. Do you realize what that means?? ...It means my plans were correct! All my calculations, timing, and even place of work! How can this be? Can a thirteen-year-old really make such an accurate plan?? Better believe he can.
Unfortunately, I didn't think about how hard it would be to get a job at the age of 14. But, then again, how would I have known such a thing? 14 is the legal age, why would it need to be so difficult? I can't remember exactly when the economy started crashing to the ground, but I do think it was after 2006. Anyways, I just think it's fascinating that my plans could be so accurate at such a young age. Everyone told me I was in over my head. And yes, I am in over my head. But it's people that are in over their heads that actually succeed, right? I re-did my calculations just about every night over and over again. It kept me up past 1am most nights for years. Was it obsessive and unhealthy? You bet! But I believe that all these facts will only lead to one thing for me. Financial freedom. I don't like spending money unless it's something I've saved up for. When PSP's first came out, I saved up enough to get one (They were $250 at the time, I think). When I got interested in writing, I saved up with Kurtis to get a laptop ($650 or $700). I was 12 or 13 when I saved up for a PSP. I was 14 or 15 when I saved up for the laptop. Both times without any source of income. Which means that, even without a source of income, I am still naturally amazing at saving my money.
Last night, after work, I drove to a lock-in just outside of Lebanon. I wasn't sure exactly of the location, so I went passed the Hospital on HWY 20 and kept driving until I hit Tennessee Rd. Knowing it was too far, I called Kurtis and got better directions. So, I turn around and go to the stop sign. This might be kind of hard to explain without my hands (I use my hands a lot when I talk..). Anyways, across me was Spicer Dr., and the road intersecting us was HWY 20. There was a person coming toward me on Spicer Dr. and a car coming from my right on HWY 20. The people on HWY 20 don't have a stop sign. However, the person on Spicer Dr. do. It was very ((very)) dark and very foggy last night. When I noticed that the people on Spicer Dr. weren't slowing down, my throat sank to my stomach. I did the math in my head (obviously not specific calculations, but...still), and at the rate that each car was going (55 MPH to 65 MPH), the person on HWY 20 would get T-Boned and pushed right into me. This action would almost definitely kill both of those people and probably me, too.
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