Thanks for posting Dub. On a side note, I was happy to see your post b/c I thought maybe I was a bit short with you on an earlier post (weeks ago). I'm sorry about that.
Now back to your post - I like the positive way of handling this.
...and I'm with you. I'm 33 now and I started working at the age of 14 (in middle school). I see a lot of "kids" who don't work at all. I just don't get it either. At least get a credit card and rack up debt for your drugs and alcohol like I did
Keep the faith and you don't need to drink over this. We are here to help my man.