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Ways for 13 year old's to make some money? - Alexis - 05-06-2013 12:25 PM
Hi, I was wondering if there was a way that a 13 year old could make money. I don't want to babysit though, and im not big on cleaning up after dogs so is there any other way a 13 year old can make some cash?
- Ant - 05-06-2013 12:32 PM
try a lemonade stand or a twist on it. you don't have to sell lemonade.
- Rps Npn - 05-06-2013 12:35 PM
When I was 10 years old, I had my heart set on owning a $149 Barbie Doll House.
When I asked my dad for the money, he told me I’d have to cover half the cost.
It would have taken me forever to earn $74.50 doing chores around the house: Shining my dad's shoes, sweeping out the garage, washing the car, or running a corner lemonade stand.
I wasn’t old enough to baby-sit...not big enough to mow lawns...not strong enough to unload hay bales for our neighbor.
- ellieyyyoxox - 05-06-2013 12:39 PM
When You Are 13 Or Younger . . .
You can deliver newspapers.
You can work as a baby-sitter.
You can work as an actor or performer in motion pictures, television, theater or radio.
You can work in a business solely owned or operated by your parents.
You can work on a farm owned or operated by your parents.
However, parents are prohibited from employing their children in manufacturing, mining, or any other occupation declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.
When You Turn 14 . . .
You also can work in an:
•office,
•grocery store,
•retail store,
•restaurant,
•movie theater,
•baseball park,
•amusement park, or
•gasoline service station.
You generally may not work in:
•communications or public utilities jobs,
•construction or repair jobs,
•driving a motor vehicle or helping a driver,
•manufacturing and mining occupations,
•power-driven machinery or hoisting apparatus other than typical office machines,
•processing occupations,
•public messenger jobs,
•transporting of persons or property,
•workrooms where products are manufactured, mined or processed, or
•warehousing and storage.
In addition, you may not work any other job or occupation declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.
Different rules apply to farms, and individual States may have stricter rules.
I would wait until you are 14 or even 15 you will find it really hard making money at that age.
- stepheee - 05-06-2013 12:53 PM
You could organize a garage sale for your family. If you're willing to do all the work (finding items around the house, pricing them, polishing them so they look better, writing the ad for the paper, collecting money the day of the sale, etc.), your parents may be willing to give you a % of what you take in. At the very least, you may get all the money from your stuff.
I used to wash cars for money.
You could teach a skill or tutor people if you're really good in a particular subject. Maybe you could teach some of your older neighbors how to get started on social networking sites like facebook, how to take and store (and edit) digital photos, how to use a smartphone, or even how to use a laptop or email. Technology has changed so much just in the past five years and so many people feel left behind.
You can teach people to cook in a certain style (e.g. if you're Korean and know how to make Korean food), or any skill that you may have.
Put up some fliers in your neighborhood (only go to homes you know, though, for safety reasons), and ask your parents and friends to spread the word.
No one *likes* to babysit, but if it comes down to it, try to find a family w/ preschool kids. They're past the diaper stage, but not yet into the back-talking stage.
Chores are also great. Offer to do outdoor chores (weeding, planting flowers, etc), when Spring starts.