I want to at least try to get a job this fall after I turn 14. My mom says I shouldn't. Who's wrong here? More details.?

OK so the other day this came up. I had mentioned before that my fourteenth birthday is coming up this fall and I would like to at least try to get a job (in my state the minimum age is 14, but only for certain jobs and not many hours). Before, she had said it was a good idea and that I really should. Now, she all the sudden told me that if I did I wouldn’t get to keep the money even if I did get the job, because I would have a ton of hours blocked out with other things (which I think will be done by that time…). The only reason I want to get the job is to start saving. My mom keeps telling me that in 4 years when I try to go to college, all the colleges will be terrible and that all the good ones will be out of state and that she won’t let me go in debt. Like, she won’t let me go away to college. Doing distance ed. would be alright with her, but I want to go away to college! I think this is kind of stupid, since I’ll be over 18…but that’s not the point. So I thought I’d start saving my money and get into college with my own money. But she keeps telling me that the money would be going to the family, not me, (says we’re desperate, but my dad disagrees with her – she’s a pessimist) and the money I’d be getting would be a drop in the bucket. I think it’s better than nothing and I’d better start sooner than later. So, am I right? Is it a good idea to start now?

P.S. Sorry about the long story…I couldn’t think of a shorter way to explain it