The point is that it might be worthwhile to spend a bit more on the items you care about but look for ways to save on the things that are less important to you to keep you on budget.
I think those were maybe the two most influential years of my life, from 14 to 16, being away from home, persevering and having that responsibility to figure out the things, sort of, on my own sometimes.
Meanwhile, three totally very nice animals the goat, the rooster, and the monkey, were still on shore trying to figure out how they could get across the river.