OC HIGH: STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS : OC High asks: What do you do with the money you earn or are given?

“I spend it all at once. I can’t save it.”

Olivia Eng, 16, senior, Canyon

“Go shopping.”

Stacy Bertolino, 17, senior, San Clemente

“I save most of it in a bank account, and I use some of it for going out on dates.”

Shannon Vanderpool, 17, senior, Irvine

“I waste it.”

Jeff Cullen, 18, senior, Laguna Beach

“Save it for prom! I don’t want to make the girl pay.”

Dang Le, 17, senior, Saddleback

“I spend all my money for new clothes and things. Give me 20 bucks, and it’ll be gone in 20 minutes.”

Stacey Leaton, 16, junior, Brea Olinda

“I buy cheese balls.”

Weslie Ching, 14, freshman, Huntington Beach

“I don’t really get a chance to save money, whether it’s spent on my girlfriend, going out with friends, filling up the gas tank or buying CDs; I spend money pretty fast.”

Dale Bryson, 17, senior, Villa Park

“I put it in a savings account for college.”

Paul Peters, 14, freshman, Newport Harbor

“I spend my money on stuff, but I don’t know what, because I never seem to have anything when it’s gone.”

Gavin Morinauga, 18, senior, Cypress

“I spend it on books or on gifts for my little sister.”

Giang Lam, 15, sophomore, Fountain Valley

“I go and see musicals.”

Maureen Borillo, 17, senior, Cypress

“I save it for anything I need, like school folders.”

Alice Sianez, 17, senior, Westminster

“I’d buy a gift for the person who gave me the money.”

Marie Kramer, 16, junior, Trabuco Hills

“I pay bills. I pay for my insurance, repairs and all that good stuff.”

Michele St. George, 18, senior, Capistrano Valley

“I spend my money on my girlfriend.”

Ryan Hall, 17, junior, Kennedy

“I can’t hold on to the money. I always buy clothes or go out with my friends.”

Sarah Alam, 17, senior, Valencia

“I use it for either fast food--Taco Bell, Del Taco, Carl’s Jr.--or I’ll just buy a tape. I’ll start having to pay for tuition and more important things now that I work.”

Kelly Scott, 17, senior, Rosary

“I end up spending all of my money on dog food. The dog has to eat, you know. I mean, we don’t have rabbits for our dog to hunt in our back yard, so we have to buy the food.”

Neal Tsay, 15, sophomore, Brea Olinda

“I save it up to buy a car.”

Tyson Remmert, 15, sophomore, Huntington Beach

“I’m not as good at saving as I know I should be. I just usually end up spending it on anything that I feel like buying whenever I feel like it.”

Robert Nguyen, 17, senior, Villa Park

“I put it in the bank until I have enough money to buy a car.”

Evan Chemers, 16, junior, Mission Viejo

“I save it to buy guitars.”

Estella Villacorta, 17, senior, Canyon

“I go out on the town.”

Shawna McFann, 17

senior, San Clemente

“I usually don’t got a whole lot of money.”

Jessica Casteblanco, 15, freshman, Irvine

“I spend it.”

Lauren Caston, 16, junior, Laguna Beach

“I donate it to my favorite charity.”

George Vargas, 17, senior, Mission Viejo

“I spend it at the mall or on movies.”

Isabel Magdaleno, 14, freshman, Newport Harbor

“I save it or put it in my savings account for future purposes.”

Jonathan Dao, 15, sophomore, Fountain Valley

“I save it and put it in the bank.”

Natasha King, 17, senior, Capistrano Valley

“I put some in the bank and spend the rest on myself.”

Christina Canning, 15, sophomore, Kennedy

* Responses gathered by Nicole Broussard, San Clemente; Robert Wenzel, Irvine; Craig Hammill, Laguna Beach; Michelle Tran, Saddleback; Amy Chen, Brea Olinda; Amy Woo, Huntington Beach; Jennifer Tobkin, Villa Park; Dan Nieto, Mission Viejo; Katrina Tangen, Newport Harbor; Sabrina Friedman, Canyon; Trica Michels, Fountain Valley; Roxeanne McGraw, Cypress; Koreen Kalie, Westminster; Samantha Wood, Trabuco Hills; Eve Winnick, Loara; Joslin Gemsch, Capistrano Valley; Aaron Cross, Kennedy; Ling Lu, Valencia; Christine Monette, Rosary.