Josh, who had just started 7th grade, belonged to the school’s photography club. As a club member, he could develop and print color pictures at school at no cost, but film was something he had to provide on his own.
Four dollars and seventy-five cents, Josh winced when he saw the price. Josh received an allowance of five dollars a week for doing various chores around the house. Four dollars and seventy-five cents seemed like a lot of money to pay for one roll of film, Josh thought to himself. Film sure was expensive; it would take all of the money he had. If he bought the film he wouldn’t have any money left for other things — not even enough for a movie ticket at the local dollar theater, the place where he and his friends hung out most Saturday afternoons.