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Oh boy. I'm not sure if this counts as a first job, but there was this program at my school for poor kids where we were paid to learn skills for the workforce. I joined the Vet Tech program. I remember that first check. I was so happy because I wanted to get a small Wacom Intuos Graphic Tablet. When I told my mom about it, she called me selfish for not giving her any money, even though she told me that this job wasn't a real job. If it's not a real job, why am I getting real money? Lol. She was very abusive, both physically and verbally, back then.
My first job, not counting the high school one, was a full-time job I got during my first year of college. I was working in a factory, placing car parts on a hanging rack so that it can be coated to make it look shiny. I like working in factories, I just hate the people working there. I'm very shy and introverted, and I find that the people there are very outspoken and rude, but the work itself is very simple and straightforward.
At this time, I was with my boyfriend who I dated for 5 years. Before I started my job, we agreed that we were going to work to save up for a cheap car, so that we could hang out more just like before. He had a car before this, but I think he got into an accident and couldn't get it fixed.
I'm not sure why, but I wanted a separate debit card for work. They provided debit cards, but I had to wait an entire month to get it. I worked an entire month with no incentive being given to me directly, but I pushed through, because I wanted to save up for that car. The time had came for my card to be given to me. I checked the balance and it was about $1,200. I had asked my boyfriend how much he had saved up...
I think he only had about $100. I looked into his bank account and saw that he spent $1,000 that month alone on a Gacha game we were currently playing at the time. I was so pissed! He was really depressed at the time, but still. $1,000??? That's crazy.
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ReplyI definitely don't think you should both be buying the same car to share. Because you could eventually break up and he'd want the car so that's a terrible idea. My advice is to save your own money and buy yourself the car. You sound like a saver and he sounds like a big spender and before you know it, you will have put in the most money for the car but he'll be using it and you.
ReplyI should've added this before I published it, but that happened almost 3 years ago. I was just doing one of those writing prompts lol. You were spot on with the car stuff though. We did eventually break up. When we broke things off, he told me he wanted the car, even though we split the payment for it. At the time, he was the one with the license and I didn't have one, so he felt like he should keep it, since he needed it for work. I was able to get most of the money I used to help pay for the car from a reimbursement of our insurance, since we used to pay it 6 months in advance.
About a year after that happened, I got my license and got my own car. I asked him how was his car and he said it needed to be fixed and admitted to having the money to fix it, but blowing that money on stupid things. Guess what, though? 2 years later and he STILL does not have that car fixed lol. We still talk as friends and all, but I'm glad I broke up with him years ago
ReplyYeah, I didn't pick up on the writing so I wrote what I thought thinking you just got that paycheck, lol. But I'm glad you broke it off with him, I hope he can eventually learn to prioritize his money and maybe find a girl who can deal with keeping him in check, lol.
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