As a kid I shoveled snow, raked leaves, and mowed lawns for about half of the homes on our dead end street. I delivered newspapers for a little while, but that job really sucked. I also spent a couple summers as a youth picking tobacco, cucumbers, and squash for the local farmers. I also worked as a busboy, dishwasher, and then a cook at various restaurants. I can remember $1.50 per hour, but got paid better by my neighbors for doing yard work, especially when I shoveled deep, heavy, wet snow. I remember my first real job out of grad school in the early 80’s paid a salary of $38,000 and I thought I was immediately rich.
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