Frog240

man when i worked at sears in the tools department i had the same deal.. 4.50 + comission. But the sears was located in a shopping mall so i averaged about 13 bucks an hour instead of 9. the trick is to make friends with the customers who buy pnuematic tools for their shops/cars because those are the guys that will constantly come back and buy expensive stuff. If they like you they will come back and ask for you... (especially if you give em a little discount)

Fast1One

^^^Haha! Nice...

Zidane

I'm a Junior in high school this year. So far it really sucks...I hate my American Literature class, and with Trig being at the end of the day, I can hardly pay attention and just focus on getting in my truck and getting the hell home.

I'm really looking forward to 2 hours of auto shop every morning next semester though. It's Auto III, so I can do anything I want to my car (Hopefully I'll have a 240 by then ), engine swaps, clutch jobs, you name it. I helped put a 350 in a truck last year, it was pretty fun. I'm also taking Welding I and II which is going to be kick ***. Hopefully if I get good at it, I'll be able to get myself an old 85 Toyota Pickup and fabricate some motor mounts for a 350 swap, and fabricate a custom 4 link suspension, then have my 240 as my daily driver. I love doing hands-on stuff rather than punching numbers or writing about something I'll never even think about again in my life.

nsn240

You lucky little sh*t!!!! welding, auto shop! holy heck, i dream about those classes... i completey agree with this
"I love doing hands-on stuff rather than punching numbers or writing about something I'll never even think about again in my life. "

couldnt have said it any better

Zidane

Those classes are fun, but I just did about 5 hours of homework from my American Lit, Physics, Trig, and History classes, so it evens out.

Fast1One

^^^I feel ya bud...Im passed trig...im in Calculus, AP Government, and physics plus English which isnt too bad...the other two are work experience so I go home I wish we had a shop class or welding though

Cape 240

I make 8.30/ hour ... but i live in the great state of TAXACHUSSETTES. 8.30 sounds like a lot, but my car insurance is going to be about 2,200 a year.
Mass is the statistically the most expensive state to live in... don't move here. And dont' come to cape cod in the summer either .. PLEASE! lol

I wish we had fun classes in my school. This year my electives are Spanish III and Personal/Business Law.
The funnest class i've taken was a full year Advanced Weight Training class, last year.

Fast1One

2200 a year!!!!!!! Wow...mine is going to be 1400ish bud...what happened? Then again I got a discount because I watched a video and passed a test...

nsn240

what test was that? i'll get a little discount from my drivers ed class and because i took lessons from a guy at out school... you can take the test with him too and he doesnt make you parallel park

jewli

wow, i didn't know minimum wage in the US was that low, considering how much gas it cost per gallon there that really blows.

Fast1One

It was called Adept driver...its just a video and some computer tutorials you do...then you take a test....once you pass you can send your results to the insurence sompany and they may give you a discount....check with your insurence company...

Ghettostamps

That's pretty much what I make, I just turned 22. I am still in school and will be there the rest of my life it seems.

For everyone still in highschool, enjoy it. Sometimes it really sucks, but you'll enjoy college so much you won't realize how much you've changed. It's really quite a shock. A good college will definately open up doors for you. I'm trying to get an internship over at BBC motoring department, the same company that does top gear and the BBC magazines. That's my dreamjob and I don't care if they pay me in bread.

The important thing is that you go, or at least give it your best shot, I'll agree I get completely fed up with it once and while but it almost seems as if the college degree is the new highschool diploma, and people are egging me to go to grad school. Yuck. Enjoy your freshman year, work the rest. My advice.

supersteven

I'm making 8.50 an hour changing tires. I only work one day a week though. I don't want to fail school. It's all going to the bank for a 240. I claim nothing for taxes, so I got 50 bucks taken out of my 275 dollar check. But the returns will come right when i need a car
Wrong quote, I meant to do that 3.50 an hour quote.