[ryanSrich]

No you can't. 40 * 8/hour = 320 @ 4 weeks (3) = $3,840.

How in the world could anyone save $5,000 in a summer when they're not even pulling in that amount?

EDIT: Even working 80 per week only brings in $7,680. Factor in bills and you're still not hitting 5k, guy.

[rdouble]

Hacker News definitely attracts geniuses these days. You have to work more than 40 hours a week.

Edit: What bills does he have? Food is free, because you work in food service. Rent in a place like Yakima is < $400/m. Summer starts in May. Also, after 40 hours a week you get overtime.

[taybin]

One of the problems the poor have is shifting schedules that keep them from working multiple part-time jobs to get to 40 hours a week.

I've never heard of a food server job that hired fulltime workers or allowed those reaching 40 hours to go beyond that.

[kd0amg]

Assuming, of course, that you can actually get 40 hours...