You grow up in the midwest too? first paper route, 2nd grade. 7th grade started two daily morning routes. 9th grade job at store 30hrs/week/school, 60 hrs/week/summer. all through high school up at 4:30 for routes, into store to cook or put up groceries, work after school, lift weights, two shifts saturday. if i wanted something including more food than was on the table, i bought it. i didn't comp