Money can pave the way for better life if we use them intelligently. This essay talks about Martha, the girl who lives in medium size city and middle class family. She has a dream which is to be a businesswoman, so she wants to study at the state university, but her job at fast food restaurant for three years didn't earn her a lot of money for school. Also her family can’t cover the costs. But before the end of her high school she got an inheritance from her aunt who was living in Texas which let her make different plans to spend the money, but her mother and father were thinking how she will spend the money without given her any advice until she asks for it. However the best way for her is to save the money or invest it somewhere rather …show more content…
Also if she can cover a year or a semester in the contract, she will not cover the rest. Therefore we can say this chose is possibly wrong. Thirdly, she has the option to stay home and go to school without working. Then she can focus with her classes especially English and Mathematics which are very important for her as business major, but at the house there will be kids playing and jumping around, so she will not have the quiet place to study. She will not have the privacy to keep her stuff. Also without work she will not have money to spend on herself, and how can she offer the school costing for the rest of the years? This option might be difficult for her study. Fourthly, she could travel to Hawaii and enjoy three weeks life. It is a great opportunity to enjoy the journey of a life time, and Hawaii is one of the best places to visit. But if we think about that, it is only three weeks. Then she will end up without money because to travel she needs a place to live in which cost a lot, and she needs a transport to get there, probably she will go by airplane which is expensive. Also there will be food and clothes to buy. So that is meaning no money, no car and also no money for school. On the other hand she can put off this idea to a different time when she graduates from school with more money, so this option is not the right one in this time. Finally, putting off the idea of going to school and saving the money or investing them are the best choice. So she
2. She is right regarding taking classes to acquire new skills that could get her a better job; however she has to take care of all the other aspects of her financial situation in order to do so. Once her net cash flow is positive, she can start planning going back to school.
The only reason I could see her going back to school, was to finish her education she had started. Also prove to her mother and to herself that she could become a school teacher.
She won’t be able to pay off the debts her family owes and their house will be taken away from them. This is her main reason for working away from home to begin with. She must decide what to do. This is not easy for her because if she chooses her health her family loses their home. If she chooses to help her family, she could
In “The Lesson,” the author shows how one can alter their circumstances. The story is being told by a young girl name Sylvia; through her observation of living in Harlem, readers are able to get a glance of what kind of environment she and the other children lived in. Sylvia was known to be outspoken and unruly but by Miss Moore taking her and her peers under her wing she made a change for the better. Miss Moore took the children on a trip to an expensive store in Manhattan called F.A.O Swartz where the children saw a variety of toys with expensive price tags. Miss Moore wanted the children to see how wealthy people lived and that the other opportunities out there. This short story shows how the environment contributes to ones determination of achieving the American Dream. Although, Miss Moore was well adjusted to this environment, the
In the book Money and Class in America written by Lewis Lapham, the way Americans look at money is exposed. It compares other nations view on monetary value against that of the Americans. It is a fact that we place more value on money than anything else. This book illustrates the corruptness of the “American Dream” as it focuses money as the “currency of the soul” and through the dream, men remain free to rise or fall. Their life is the product of the effort and the decisions put forth by them.
Jeannette used this scholarly excellence to begin making a better life for herself as a teenager. She explained “I made money babysitting and doing other kids’ homework...I charge a dollar per assignment...I also tutored kids for two dollars an hour” (224). Jeannette learned at a young age that in order to get out of the problems of living with her parents she would have to work her way out. Even before she got out of high school, she used her intellect to start the dig out of the deep hole of her parents’ money management issues. The tentative beginnings of her lucrative work built up to her being able to move to New York with her sister Lori who was already there and get a job to further support herself. Her success even allowed her to have leeway to try to pull her mother out of the financial ditch as well. Upon her astonishment that her mom brings forth that she’s worried about her, Jeannette reassures “‘I’m doing very well. I’m very, very comfortable’” (269). She has acquired comfort and now can function as a regular member of society like she has wanted
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Does money control today's society? The Younger family is an African American family in Chicago in the 1950s. The family lives in a small and ratty one window apartment. They are an “average” family who receives the proceeds from a $10,000 life insurance policy from the death of Walter Lee Sr. Everyone in the family has their own idea of what they want to do with the money, if it was up to one of them. The author's story setting is in the apartment surrounded by various conflicts, conversations and actions of the characters. The story line is only a couple of days, but in that time the author is able to show how poverty can have a negative effect on the Younger family.
v. Jessie has no spouse and can't be claimed as a dependent by someone else.
Today many high school students are trying see if college education would good idea for future jobs or careers. Teachers and parents alike think about college being a good investments in for their children or students future. They believe that college is helping people to grow mentally and socially. Furthermore, they believe that getting a college degree is good for students that are trying to start higher paying careers, which will turn into a higher sum of money. On the other hand, there are many naysayers arguing that college is not the only option for education. But there are other options such as self-education, online schooling and vocational schooling. They consider college in being too expensive and requiring to take out loans making
Being able to gauge how much she is expected to earn based off of poverty level, area income, her studies, and locality will help her understand and know whether or not this is a suitable area for her to reside in or if she should consider living in the city where pay would be considerably higher. Such considerations are always important when it comes to making life
In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, the Youngers are a poverty stricken African American family of five living in a small apartment in Chicago. The play covers the different ideas that each family member has in regards of the money. Like how the money should be spent and the hardships that develop from those ideas. A theme expressed throughout the play is money and morality. In the play Walter shows that he is concerned about the money and has no morality because all he cares about is money, steals his family’s money, and is self-motivated.
The family lives very well and in style, yet they believe that they do not make enough money, which makes them unlucky. The wealth that they live in is not enough for the mother in the story and she, and the family, is not happy; therefore, money does not buy
May is a 17 year old high school student in Malaysia. Her parents view education as a very important aspect in life and a way to achieve success, hence are compelling May to achieve good grades in her studies. As her parents think she should concentrate on her studies they are against the idea of her earning extra pocket money to buy some of the things she wants by taking up a part-time job. Furthermore, they disapprove of her boyfriend of two years as they feel that he might be a distraction to her studies. Also, her parents object her ambition of being a hairdresser, as they think she has the potential to one day become a
Money is a precious thing and it can become challenging to not spend it immediately after getting it. It is crucial that this does not happen. There is no denying that money is an important part of society. The world revolves around money and without it, one? would not be able to function. In everyday life the average household will spend one hundred and sixty dollars daily. It is safe to say that money is an resource used daily. It is a tool that can be used to connect with other people or buy anything a person could want or need. Yet it is easy to spend money without realizing how much is really being spent. With only a few simple tips it will become much easier to save money instead of spending it on frivolous things. One’s hard-earned dollar should be saved, and simple tips such as using cash instead of cards, saving small change and only purchasing what one really needs are a few of many ways of doing this. The power of money can easily be abused and it is very important to make sure that a person is well informed on ways to save and spend money wisely.