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Personal Narrative: My Big Saving

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My big save
A time in my life when I reached my goal was when I saved up my cash in a (blue piggy bank with multi colored bow) to buy a pet and all of the supplies for it. It all started when I was watching TV and then I saw a little animal and I wanted one. I set this goal because I wanted to show I was responsible enough to have a pet that needed more care like a dog. This was really big for me because it taught me the importance of being responsible, gentle and calm. Achieving this goal was important because it taught me how to work. I priced clothes and organized the clothes at a family owned DAV my mom worked there and the owner let me work there with my mom because I was to young to officially work there I guess I volunteered and my

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