Money, money falling all around me.

Every year beofre school, my mom, sister, and I go school clothes shopping; And every year I come home with an entire new wardrobe to model for my firneds, teachers, and enemies. Although I return with plentiful amounts of clothes, my selfish heart still finds a way to get upset for not buying "that one cute pair of shoes", or "that T-shirt that was only fifteen dollars and one fo a kind". As I read Nickel and Dimed, I found myself as a very greedy young lady, who, like many children in this century, are taking money for granted.
In Nickel and Dimed, a journalist goes undercover to discover how American families are able to live off of only a minimum wage salary. Taking no one only one, but two jobs, she discovers many families find it hard to even munch on a decent meal for supper, let alone go school shopping for unneeded materials. My brain was forced to ponder, "How many people living in Batesville, Arkansas are living simliar lives to the ones this undercover journalish was discovering?" I realized very soon no one should judge anyone because their livign conditions could be far from the ones you and I may be involved with. Teenagers should not take advantage of their livign situations.
The next time you happen upon a shopping spree, or even eat dinner for that matter, be thankful for the jobs you parents uphold. When you think you might have things a little rough, look around you and remember how lucky you are.