“I would have so many chores, but it really did sort of instill that work ethic…
I hated [my stepfather] for it, but I’m glad that he did that.”
When asked if she received an allowance, Metz laughed.
“I was allowed to live there,” she said.
When I hear kids go, ‘Where’s my $20?’
I’m like ‘$20?
For what?!'"
Knowing what it was like not to have much money has made Metz appreciate what she has even more.
“I wanted to buy a pair of shoes,” she explained.
I’m like, ‘Oh, you might not.
But I will!'"
I was like, ‘Oh, wow.
You do absolutely get more bees with honey.'"
