Benefits of Having a Part-time Job

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Wallace Williams, Contributor

Dealing with a part-time job and attending school as a student can be stressful, but there are benefits for doing so.

Students who work part-time are able to pay for their tuition and still have money on the side. With money coming in every week or two weeks, students learn to be more responsible with how they spend their money and what they spend it on.

Students who earn their own money may be more likely to spend their money on necessary things they will need in life such as a car or saving up for a house.

Working a part-time job allows students to focus on their responsibilities and school work instead of using excuses when something isn’t finished.

Often students work jobs that introduce them to their chosen career after school is over. Even if the student works somewhere not connected to their chosen career, it can look good on resumes.

It shows that the student was able to maintain a job while still attending school.