While I would agree that you are young and shouldn't try to focus your energies on making a living, I would disagree with the idea that you should just spend and have fun without worrying about savings. That's what most people do as adults, too, and most people seem to be having trouble with debt. Who wants to be like most people?
When I was your age (eep, I'm old!), I used to purchase comic books and other things immediately after getting my allowance. Eventually I learned that I had to save to make the larger purchases. Super Nintendo games were $75 in some cases! If I just spent my money immediately, I wouldn't be able to afford the larger purchases.
Here are a few ideas to keep in mind:
1) What do you want to make money for? Lots of people just try to make more money without giving any real thought to what they want to do with it. Money is just a means to an end, not an end in itself. What's your end? Whether it is a long term goal of being a millionaire by the age of 30 or 40, or a short term goal for buying yourself a Wii or Xbox 360, you'll find that by picking a goal for your money, it is easier to save it and find ways to make more of it.
2) Compound interest is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. At least, Einstein said so, but he wasn't very good at math so maybe his advice isn't so solid. Seriously, though, even if you don't sock away all of the income you make, put away a percentage. I remember coming home and putting almost all of my singles into a drawer each day. If I broke a 5 or a 20, there would likely be singles, and I would keep those in that drawer. Eventually, it added up, giving me a nice source of "emergency" cash. As I got better paying jobs, I started socking away more and more money into my bank account. I could spend some of my money, but a portion of it is paid to my bank account. At the time, I didn't care about inflation, and with the money I was making, it really didn't make that big of a difference so I don't think you'll need to worry about it at first. These days I am thinking about investing in other things, but the idea is that you pay yourself first.
3) Pick a hobby/skill, and develop it. I didn't get into computer programming until I was almost out of high school, and now that I have been out of college for almost two years, I wish I had spent more time just tinkering and hacking. At 13, you aren't likely to know what you want to do with your life, but if you like doing something or want to learn something, the best thing you can do is practice it. Studies have shown that people who are considered experts aren't born gifted. They practice for thousands of hours. If I would have practiced programming on my own more in college, I'd be much more advanced in my expertise than I am now. You seem interested in starting a blog, which would be great exercise for writing (which is good for developing your communication skills, by the way).
In the end, it sounds like you are learning the value of a dollar early. A lot of people don't learn that lesson throughout their entire lives. Just be sure that by the age of 20 you aren't regretting that you missed out on childhood. Make sure to have fun.
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