I remember back in the 1973 when I worked my first summer job. I was all of 15 years of age. I was getting paid to sort rivets in an aircraft sheet metal shop. The work was tedious, but the pay wasn't all that bad - I think that I was paid $7/hour (back then that was a decent wage for a 15 year old). Did I save any money that summer? Not one cent! My parents suggested that I should save some of it, but I thought that money grew on trees back then. Little did I realize that putting aside money was a wise thing to do. I, like many other kids of that generation, believed that money was meant to be spent not saved. Now when I look back, I realize… Read More