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kids making money - ideas

My friends and I tried a number of ways to make money in our teens, especially before we were legally able to work.
Several things we did included:

1. Forget drive up lemonade stands. Get permission for a drive up car wash. Get a house along a major thorough fare with your friends, put up a sign, and ask for $3 or $5. The only cost is water, soap, and the effort. Just make certain you don’t do it near a major business where they do charity carwashes.

2. When someone has a table at a convention to sell items, they do not want to leave the table unattended while they go to presentations, to get lunch, or even the bathroom.
If you know someone attending a trade show or convention, offer to assist in sales. It could be supervising the sale of low end, high volume merchandise. It could be handing out business cards and fliers. Offer to work for an hourly rate or on commission.

3. Babysitting at peak demand periods brings in spectacular rates. Spend the night at someone’s home and watch their children while they go off to enjoy New Year’s Eve. You’re there until the parents come back even if it is early in the morning, and the parents know that there children are not unattended.
Since the younger kids go to bed between 7 and 9 PM, you basically can stay up late or even sleep on the couch yourself, and thus get paid $50 or more for a low stress evening