text: to quit or not to quit... please help? well i'm sixteen and in grade twelve. i have been working the whole four years of high school at real jobs (before that just babysitting and such)... but i'm just sick of it! i want to focus on schoolwork, friends, music and art. yet i hate the idea of spending all the money i have got saved ($3500).  im thinking that i will put all of that money in my school savings.. and see if my parents would pay me a little bit of money for doing chores around the house.  but what type of chores should i do (i could cook for them, do their laundry, vaccuum and clean the floors, dust, well anything really) and how much should i asked to be paid? i don't need a lot of money, i'm very frugal hahaha..  do you think it is bad for me to get an allowance at my age? am i being selfish? i admire for your ambitions to go to college as well as being very responsible on the financial side of things. please talk to your parents. they will be thrilled to hear all these and do their best so that you can quit your job (at the very least reduce your work load) and concentrate on studies. if your parents need help, they can talk to your school counsellor. you can talk to the school counsellor yourself. i am sure your school and your parents will do whatever they can to help you. if you study well, you will go to college. don't worry. things will work out for you. you just need some help from elders now. there are many scholarships and ways of financial aid to go to college. higher education is your insurance for your long term and happy future. good luck.