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Mom Asks Son to Use Paycheck From Summer Job for “Normal Things” - Instead of Listening to Her, He Spends His Money on This
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Mom Asks Son to Use Paycheck From Summer Job for “Normal Things” - Instead of Listening to Her, He Spends His Money on This

One Wooster teen had a plan up his sleeve.

Laurie Ramsier knew her 15-year-old son Treston Harris was always a good kid, but one day he did something extra special. He spent most of his summer earnings on a car for his mom.

"My mom was telling me like buy normal things like what kids would do, video games and all that and I was like, 'I would rather buy a car for the family,'" Treston Harris told News 5 Cleveland.

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Her car broke down a year earlier and a new one wasn’t in the budget for the single mom with three kids.

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"We spent all last winter pretty much walking to the store or relying on my mom for doctors appointments, grocery store, you know anything we needed to do," said Ramsier.

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Harris spent the summer working at the Salvation Army as a camp counselor for kids.

At the end of the summer, he bought a used Jeep for $1,800.

Harris says he still had fun during summer break and spent about $200 hanging out with friends and buying little things.

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He also said that earning money for the car wasn't his only reward.

"Last year wasn't the best year for me. I had some troubles and my grades weren't the best, but this summer I had time to work through it," he said.

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And his bond with his mom also grew deeper. "It makes me very proud. It makes me feel like I've definitely done something right. It takes a real kind heart and a soft soul like him to do what he did," Ramsier told News 5 Cleveland.

Ramsier clearly has done something right. Instead of spending his money on video games or going out with friends, Harris put his family's needs and happiness first.

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