FAMILY MONEY Susan Hely
In my last two years of high school, I worked two or three nights a week as a kitchenhand in a local restaurant. I loved the job, the money and the independence it gave me. It taught me how to juggle my time and the money I was earning.
But it was hard to sustain the late hours while going to school five days a week. It wasn't great for my grades either.
As the restaurant's dishwasher and plater of entrees and desserts, I worked