No Summer Job

I have had a summer job every summer but one since I turned sixteen, but this summer I will not be working as I have almost always done. Because I am preparing for a graduate entrance exam, I decided not to head back to my summer place of employment, forfeiting it for more study time. While I was in school, I really had no time to think about preparing, but now that it is summer break, I have large amounts of time to devote to studying. This means no summer income, though. Summer job income is something I have relied on for quite some time. It funds all those summer trips to the movies, dinners with friends I haven’t seen in a while, vacations, ice cream runs, and, of course, some college expenses for the next semester. Thankfully, each summer I put aside some money in my checking account that is for emergencies or to save for occasions like this when I will have no income. Also, I worked during the school year, and while I did not make too much money because I did not work very often, I have a little left over to use this summer. I think I should be able to make it and do the same things I have done every summer in the past because I have enough money saved to last through the break. Now I just have to figure out how to get through the extraordinary plans I have made in addition to the ordinary ones for this summer.