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Iwillneverforgetonedayinmyfirstyearinhighschool。Iwassittingonthestairsdescendingintothebasement，uttingmyheadinmyhandsandcryingoutindesairtomyarentsthatIwouldneverbeabletosaveenoughmoneyforcollege。Myarentstriedtoconsoleme，butitseemedimossibletosave$64，268，thecostfortherivaterestitutionthatIdeseratelywantedtoattend。
NowletmetellyoutheamazingstoryofhowIearnedthissumofmoney。
ItallbeganwithaaerrouteinAnkeny，IA。Ihateddeliveringthatroute，butwasdeterminedtostickitoutforsixmonthsuntilmyfamilymovedtoWausau，WI。Withafewmeagerdollarsfrommyaerroute，asmallnesteggbegantodevelo。Mynextjobwaswithanathleticcomanyasatelehonecustomerservicereresentative。Thesavingsaccountcontinuedtogrowveryslowly。Then，thefallofmyjunioryearofhighschool，IbegantowaitressatDennysrestaurant。Itwasahardwork，butthemoneybegantorollinandthisjobaidatleasttwiceasmuchmoneyerhour。
Bythetimemysenioryeararrived，Ihadsavedaconsiderableamountofmoney。Thiswasencouraging，butIknewthatIwouldalsoneedsomehel，sobegantherocessofalyingforscholarshis。SometimesitwasdiscouragingbecauseIwasrejectedagainandagain。Then，myfirstscholarshioffercamein，$2，000ayeartolaytennis。Thisisonlyasmalldentataschoolthatcostsaroximately$14，000ayear，butitwasastart。SeveralotheracademicscholarshisalsocamemywayandsoonIwasutohave$9，050inscholarshis。Betweenscholarshisandsavings，Ihadenoughmoneyformyfirstyear!
Anotherinterestingdevelomentemerged。Ibegantestingoutofclasses。Runninganxiouslytothemailboxinanticiationofmytestscoresbecameartofmydailyroutine。Excitementmountedastestresultsavedmearoximately$1，000intuitionandthenenabledmetograduateayearearly。Thiswouldsaveroomandboardexensesaswell。
Finally，Iwasofftocollege。Becauseofcarefulsaving，Ididnothavetoworkduringtheschoolyear。Then，summerhitanditwastimetoworkharderthanever。Icontinuedworkingasawaitressatnight，instructedtenniscamsseveralmorningsaweekandworkedasasecretaryforafewhoursintheafternoons。Beingalittleoverzealous，Idecidedtoalsotakeaclassatacommunitycollege。Thisclassatthecommunitycollegesavedme$650，itwasanexhaustingsummerandmademeanxioustoreturntomyrelativelyeasylifeatcollege。
Duringmysecondandthirdyearsofundergraduateschooling，Idecidedtoworkaboutfivehourserweekinthecamusadmissionsofficeansweringhones。Thisrovidedalittlesendingmoneyandketmefromdrainingmysavings。TheoverallsituationlookedhoefulasIaroachedmysenioryearaslongasIcouldmakeasmuchmoneyasIhadtherevioussummer。ThatiswhenIdecidedtogotoIsraeltostudyfor3weeks。Ihesitatedinmakingthisdecisionandhadjustaboutdecidednottogobecauseitwouldcostme$1，600moretogetthecreditsinIsrael。
AbouttwoweekslatermyMomcalledtotellmethatIhad$1，600inthebankthatIhadforgottenabout!Oneofmyconcernsaboutthistriwasnotonlythecost，butthelossoftimetomakemoney;however，ImadeasmuchthatsummerinthetenweeksthatIwashomeasIhadmadeduringthefourteenweeksthatIwashomethesummerbefore。Thewayeverythingworkedtogethertomakethistrifeasiblewasoneofthemostexcitingthingsthathaseverhaenedtome。
