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$7.00 an hour isn't too bad after taxes given your age... I worked for Enterprise rent-a-car for the majority of this year, and I was getting about the same after taxes. If I'd put in a 35 hour week instead of 30 hours, NJ would tax me more and I'd be lookin at 6.90ish after taxes.
Although it probably wouldn't work for you unless you have another car, there can be a lot of money made in pizza delivery if you live in a fairly nice and active area. I wouldn't deliver pizza in Newark or anything due to safety, but a nice town with a busy pizzeria, and you can make more than you are now. Unfortunately, when you're in that high school into college age range, money's just not gonna be that good wherever you go. Right now I'm delivering pizza with my other car (2001 Malibu) and it's paying off more than Enterprise was. Most pizzerias are also extremely flexible with class schedules. I don't know how realistic it would be with your Z28, though. My Malibu averages like 23 local driving, and I can only muster about 19-20 mpg in a week full of delivering. I can't imagine a Z28 being above 15-16 mpg in similar conditions, so keep that in mind.
My advice is to stay where you're at unless you find something better. I know a lot of people who are working the appetizing section in supermarkets because they got laid off at a law firm and can't deal with any more unemployment. It's tough out there... just keep on savin.
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