What do other high school students know about saving? We asked high school students to describe something they really wanted and thought they had to buy, only to realize later that they wasted their money. worked and saved $250 for a guitar “I that I never learned how to play.” Junior, Michigan bought some fish that I thought I “I really wanted. I never fed them, totally lost interest in them, and they all died. What a waste of money!” Junior, Alabama really wanted this expensive “I skateboard that cost $229. I had to have it. Turned out it skated no better than the other ones that were a lot less expensive.” Sophomore, Alabama got a pink purse that I paid “I more than $200 for and have maybe used twice.” Junior, Florida bought an $80 sweater that turned “I out to be really cheap quality.” Freshman, Tennessee
What do other high school students know about saving? We asked high school students to describe something they really wanted and thought they had to buy, only to realize later that they wasted their money. “I worked and saved $250 for a guitar that I never learned how to play.” Junior, Michigan “I bought some fish that I thought I really wanted. I never fed them, totally lost interest in them, and they all died. What a waste of money!” Junior, Alabama “I really wanted this expensive skateboard that cost $229. I had to have it. Turned out it skated no better than the other ones that were a lot less expensive.” Sophomore, Alabama “I got a pink purse that I paid more than $200 for and have maybe used twice.” Junior, Florida “I bought an $80 sweater that turned out to be really cheap quality.” Freshman, Tennessee
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