High school student on minimum wage trying to save for a car while only making around $70-90 a week, help! I'm from regional Australia, currently completing my last year of high school whilst trying to save for a car. I work as a waitress on minimum wage making $13.50 an hour, overall making around $70-90 a week. As much of that as I can is going into a savings account but I still need to pay for things like food, birthday presents and phone bills. Jobs in my area are very scarce and while I am looking for a second job, it's not going to be easy. How do I learn to save more or what are some other ways I can try to earn money?