I was just thinking the same thing.
Just finished school (I was off to an Army Apprentice College in September), had transport (the trusty FS1E that I had taken a test on and could carry passengers) and a fill in job with loads of overtime.
Sun, an (almost) motorbike and money in my pocket*.
What more could a 16 year old want? (well there is more but not for a public forum )
* it took me nearly 40 years to get back to that sort of level of disposable income. About 60% of net income