This 8-year-old little boy in Kentucky, like many boys his age, really, really wanted an Xbox.

But on his $5 allowance, it became clear it would be a long time before he would be able to afford the gaming system. So this young man, Nash Johnson, decided on a new plan.

He'd need to get a job in order to afford an Xbox.

Nash, an elementary school student, didn't have any prior experience. "This will be my first job ever!" he wrote on the application. That wasn't an issue. The problem was Nash's age. You have to be at least 16 to work at Drake's.

But that didn't deter a quick-thinking Nash from throwing his hat in the ring.

"It didn't ask for my actual age and it didn't ask me when I was born, so I put I was under 18," Nash said.

This kid is going places. They didn't ask his precise age, so he just put under 18.

He was determined to get hired and afford the Xbox.

The little boy's mom, Belinda Johnson, had a chuckle when she learned her son had answered the help wanted ad. But she wasn't the least bit surprised.

"That kid is not afraid to fail. He's a go-getter," Belinda explained. Belinda noted that she teaches Nash financial literacy with spend, save and give jars.

This kid is being raised right. He knows the value of money and that he has to work to get what he wants.

And, in the end, his entrepreneurial spirit paid off.

Though Nash didn't land the dishwashing gig at Drake's due to being just 8, the management surprised him with a staff T-shirt ... and an Xbox.

"I was, like, shocked, very shocked," Nash said.

The only thing that would have been better? If he was allowed to roll up his sleeves and get to work scrubbing pots and pans.

"I wish I had the job and the Xbox," Nash confessed. "I do have the Xbox, but I wish I had the job."

He got his Xbox. But he was so excited to work that he still wanted the job.

What a trooper.

The young Kentuckian even got a shoutout from his senator for his industrious spirit.

You can watch the local news story here including an interview with Nash: