There's no one answer that works for everyone. Taking a programming job or internship will pay so much more money than a job at mcdonalds, that you could save t

There's no one answer that works for everyone. Taking a programming job or internship will pay so much more money than a job at mcdonalds, that you could save time off. These days an internship pays 50 to 100k per year, prorated for the times you work (i.e., paid at 50k rate, work 3 months, you get 3/12 * 50k pay). Compare that to minimum wage at Mackers, 10 or whatever an hour, 50k annually is 25/hour (50k / (50 weeks + 40 hours)). 50k is also kind of a low rate for interns these days, too.