The most excited I was as a 'kid,' was getting my first job at 14 years old bagging groceries at the commissary for tips, which allowed me to buy my first mini-cycle (not mini-bike) a Benelli 50 and then a TNT Ski-Doo snowmachine.
I typically made about $50-$75 a week and with on-base movie admissions (including popcorn & a drink) costing 75 cents.....I literally couldn't spend what I made fast enough in 1969.
BTW - Great thread subject 2BNTV!
