Will you be going on to college? Who will pay for it? Your parents? You? Both?
From the time I started working, my parents made me set aside half of all my earnings into a savings account for college. They also put money in some mutual funds for my college and my grandparents gave me savings bonds for birthdays and holidays. I can't tell you how thankful I was when I graduated college with an engineering degree and less than $3000 worth of student loans. If you will need to cover part or all of your college expenses, I would highly recommend that a good chunk of your savings be earmarked for college.
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