It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was riding my bike to clock in at my first job at a Snyder Drug. This week my son landed his first job at a grocery store. The store is part of a national chain, therefore puts it in the “large employer” category as far as the great state of Minnesota is concerned requiring it to pay a minimum wage of $8.00 per hour. My son and I had talked about this previously, as he had been curious as to how much he would expect to earn once he found his first job.
Now imagine his surprise when his new employer informed him he would be paid $9.75 per hour. Not bad at all. This opens the door for all kinds of new opportunities to teach my son about responsible money management, and maybe even a blog post or 20. 🙂
Definitely something to fist pump about, right?
Posts That Make Me Fist Pump
- If It Matters, Prove It from Money Crush
- It’s All About Creating Income from Thousandaire
- How Do You Measure Financial Success? from Frugal Rules
- Why We Chose a 30-Year Mortgage Over All Others from Debt Roundup
- Beginner Financial Planning: Where Do I Start? from The Broke And The Beautiful Life
Shameless Self Promotion
- 3 Steps to Get the Most Mileage Out of Your Tires via MoneyNing
First job- woohoo! Mine was babysitting and summer camp counseling.
He’s done some other things like babysitting, dog poo pickup, etc…but this is his first “I’m on a schedule, and get a regular paycheck” kind of job. He starts next week! Thanks for stopping by, Stefanie!
I’m dating myself but I remember my first job making $5/hr. I worked at our church and rode my bike there all of the time. The job wasn’t that fun, but having money to spend certainly was!
Thanks for sharing the great posts!
We must be labeled with a similar date, Jon…my first job was also making $5, and I got a raise at some point to $5.25!
Congrats to your son on his first job and even better on the higher pay – my first job was at a grocery store. Thanks much for the mention Travis, I appreciate it!
He’ll be working in the produce section, so that ‘ll be interesting to see if he gets moved around, or if he really will be dealing with fruits and vegetables all day. thanks for stopping by, John!
That’s awesome about your son’s first job! And the pay is great too for that 🙂
I’m excited for him to learn how to manage his money responsibly, Jackie…..time to give him some education!
Our oldest started a job winter of 2013 working with a company that provides reindeer showings and sleigh rides. It changes their life when they get the full grasp of the joys of earning their own cash. Congrats to your son!
Sounds like a job someone could get only in Minnesota. 🙂 That’s AWESOME!
Congrats to your son on landing his first job! Nice starting wage. Now the really teaching begins. 🙂
That’s exactly right, Brian…..looking forward to it! Thanks for your support!