The simple joy of picking up $200 per week

I want to extol the virtues of the itty bitty paycheck from a part-time job. If you don't need the income, then the extra money is like a maraschino cherry on a DQ sundae. Whether it's 12 hours at $20/hr, or 18 hrs at $15/hr, or 2 hours at $100/hr, seeing a biweekly deposit in your bank account of $400-$500 is a little burst of "I'm RICH!" childhood glee.

The key thing here is never griping about the low hourly rate and how much more you're worth. It's not about the salary after all. It's about the getting out of the house, the enjoyment of a little intellectual stimulation, the working with pleasant people. But the little bit of money is a fun bonus.

I use mine from time to time to buy a nice dinner with my spouse, or to shop for a pair of pants, or to buy an $80 bottle of sipping whiskey, or to go to a G-League basketball game with a buddy.

Do any of you look at it the same way?