When I was 11, I spent an entire summer saving up just to buy this skateboard—$161.32 to be exact. By the end of the summer, I wasn’t even into skateboarding anymore. But I kept the board, and it now hangs on my wall as a reminder of what it takes.
I learned a valuable lesson: Money takes time and effort to earn, but spending it is easy. Not every purchase will be the right one, but the work it takes to get there always matters.
Even now, every time I look at that board, I remember—earning something is just as important as owning it.