My first paycheck was spent on a fresh pair of NIKE Air Flights, way back in about 89.....

I was quite proud of them.

A creative zen micro mp3 player

i think i had to give half of my paycheck to my folks in order to help out on rent, so i didn't have much left after that.

a bunch of stuff from Bath and Body works...I was 17 and obsessed with bodywashes and stuff.....I still am.

First paycheck ever? My first paycheck ever was when I was 11 from a paper route and my mother took it for board. I shit you not.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

co-sign. that's what i had to do. my mom kept saying "YOU NEED INCOME COMING IN" i didn't know what the fuck she was talking about, but there were these bright red puma hi-top wrestling boots and 28 waist boot cute GAP jeans that had my hands tingling when i cashed that bitch.

A packet of smokes, bottle of cider and the The Undertaker Video

Sebago & Bass shoes.

My mom used to by me the cheapest, most embarassing, moon walker shoes on earth, and I holes would wear out on the shoes (I literally had several winters where I had to fight to keep my large toe from poking out of the hole in the shoe).

So with my first paycheck (I think I was 15), I bought some expensive ass shoes (well, 70 bucks was a lot of money in the 80's).

Every since them I've had this thing for shoes. I am constantly buying my newphews shoes becuase I don't want them going through the same shoe trauma I went through.

Imago777 said:

hahahahah, at least mine were dope nikes.....

I'm just lucky I was born in america or my mother would have took me out of school and put me to work in a sweatshop for 17 hours a day making 50 cents an hour.

Okay ... 1st i will guess you mean 1st paycheck from a job where you have another person as your boss ...and i'll add over the age of 16


so ...


i bought some lace gloves
filled my dads gas tank
bought my mom a rose
and took my parents out to eat dinner

My first paycheck (as in non-cash) was probably spent on CDs, clothes and make-up. I don't really remember. I do remember the very first expensive thing I bought for myself were a pair of green Doc Marten boots. God, I loved those boots. And spending over $100 on shoes seemed like sooooo much money at the time.

CarrieMpls said:

Well, it is alot of money. I mean, I do it too, but let's not forget, 100 dollars is not chump change.....

jerseykrs said:

That's true. I shouldn't forget. It's just that now I wouldn't think twice about spending that much on shoes. When my mom found out, I nearly got grounded.

CarrieMpls said:

but, it was your money. wasn't it? how would you get grounded for spending your own money?

beer!

MickG said:

It was a knee-jerk reaction. I calmly explained to my mother that it was teaching me a valuable lesson in saving for the things I really wanted in life. Yes, I was that kinda kid. I pretty much raised myself from about 14 on. I got to do what I wanted for the most part and never, ever got in trouble. I think she may have just been picking a fight.

I remember my first check, it was $91.00. I blew it all except $4.00 in two days on cheap makeup, a blouse, a pair of jeans, the movies, two magazines, and fast food. Then my parents forced me to put half of every check in the bank. I thank them for that.

littlemissG said:

That's barely enough to get a pair of jeans today.

AsianBomb777 said:

I put some Jordache on my ass!
Back then we had a movies theater with dollar movies thank goodiness.

littlemissG said:

I remember 2 dollar movies!

And 10 cent stamps, and 15 cent cartons of milk at school
And sodas cost 35 cents.

If I can recall Prince also released music every year, and the music was good.

Maybe I'm the oldest bitch here but umm... I don't remember what I did w/ that shit

probably my rent that was in arrears

I think I put it toward a drumset.

Imago777 said:

prep-boy!

abierman said:

Well that's the pot calling the kettle black ...Prep Boy!

CynthiasSocks said:

my first check was 500 bucks( from a competition, not cause im good, lol), put it in da bank!

My first pay was when i was 16- it went in2 my bank account- i thought it would remain there- little did i know my mum was drawing it out and giving it to me as holiday money on a day to day basis! LOL she got angry at me for asking where my money was- 'WHAT? You think money grows on trees?' i was like 'but..but..i was hoping to spend that all on somethin cool ' mum: ...

My first big pay packet was when i was 20 actually! I had over $800 from just two weeks at work boy was i happy! I went to Esprit and bought myself a denim jacket (which was in around then), a skirt for work, a top for work, a heart shaped silver keyring (which i actually use to this day- perhaps time for a new one...a nice present to me...perhapz i should go to Tiffanys for my next one not that i can afford it atm ) and a bunch of other thingz- i just kept spending till i realised $800 doesn't necessarily last a long time if you keep swipin that EFTPOS card