| Money For Teens | | | | into the business of making custom lacrosse pinnies, |
| Teen Job Basics | | | | which no one does well, you could become |
| | | | | extremely successful. |
| 1) For many of these ideas a credit card or paypal | | | | |
| account will be req uired to make money so make | | | | Money For Teens #9 : Start a Car Detailing Business |
| a deal with your parents to use their credit card. | | | | A business like this, very similar to a landscaping |
| Many parents will be hesitant to initiate a deal like | | | | business, can be especially fun and effective because |
| this; reassure them that you will pay them back and | | | | not only do you receive wads of cash, but also you |
| keep a balance sheet to record the profits and | | | | get to be the boss of your friends. I would argue |
| expenses that accumulate. | | | | that this is the best and easiest cash business to set |
| | | | | up as a teen. All you need is a few employees and |
| 2) Have no Self-Conscience. Putting yourself out | | | | very limited supplies; a little bit of car wax, a car |
| there will be of great import for success. If you want | | | | vacuum, and cu-tips may even suffice. Cleaning out |
| to make money you cannot concern yourself with | | | | the crevices in the leather where crap accumulates |
| what people may think about your methods, just | | | | with cu-tips will definitely earn you some extra dough. |
| think about your deep pockets and their shallow ones | | | | Good car detailers get paid around $200, so if you |
| with money for teens. | | | | can do even a decent job you should make $50 per |
| | | | | detailing. You can set up shop in the parking garages |
| 3) You have to be willing to put effort into what you | | | | of malls and other places where people stop for a |
| do. Effort conquers ability. | | | | decent amount of time and pay the building owners a |
| | | | | cut or just rent out the space. I'm telling you this can |
| The Money Making Methods | | | | make so much money. A few kids in my town did |
| | | | | this and made thousands upon thousands of dollars, |
| Money For Teens #1 : Caddying | | | | this is especially successful in nice areas. |
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| If you live near a golf club then there is no better | | | | Money For Teens #10 : Buy Old Arcade Games |
| and more simple way to make money as a teen than | | | | Assuming you don't live in a mob infested area where |
| caddying, and you get a workout. All caddying | | | | all the cash businesses are controlled, go ahead a buy |
| requires in most areas is one or two, two hour | | | | a pinball machine or deer hunter game and you could |
| training courses to become certified. If you can get a | | | | make some great money. I suggest you watch |
| job at a country club many members will tip around | | | | Kinghuman's video on youtube about this idea (I will |
| $80 per bag per round. It is highly suggested that | | | | link below), but he claims that he did it as a kid and |
| you learn the course you work at quite well, so that | | | | has inspired others to do so, and some kids claim to |
| you are able to assist your golfer and receive a | | | | make $600 a week from just a couple machines. All |
| higher tip. Also if you become studdly enough to build | | | | you really need to do is find a good used arcade |
| a reputation, members will ask for you specifically, | | | | game and find a low class restaurant (pizza place) |
| and the more business the more money, so work at | | | | that has a bit of extra space. Ask the owners if you |
| it and you could make up to $5,000 in a summer. Use | | | | can plant your game in their restaurant and give |
| this link to find a local golf club Find Local Golf | | | | them 50% (negotiable) of the revenue. Then one |
| Courses. | | | | day a week drop by the place with the key and |
| | | | | collect your easy money. After the initial investment |
| Money For Teens #2 : Landscaping | | | | you have basically no monetary obligations, although |
| | | | | you may want to look into some cheap insurance in |
| A kid can do landscaping jobs starting very young, | | | | case someone decides to smash your game up. An |
| possibly even in pre-teen years. Ask your parents if | | | | excellent part of this business model is the ability to |
| you can mow their lawn and have them pay you. | | | | expand. This lends itself extremely well to the |
| Argue that you are cheaper than the landscaping | | | | concept of using your profits to reinvest and grow. |
| company they pay for. Landscaping may also entail | | | | Soon enough you may own arcade machines all over |
| other household jobs like painting or laying mulch, just | | | | the area and have employees going to collect your |
| offer your assistance for a small price. Don't stop at | | | | weekly earnings of thousands of dollars. |
| your parents, ask neighbors and post flyers, | | | | Money For Teens #11 : Investing In Stocks |
| especially if you live in a walking community where | | | | Investing in stocks has been my most successful |
| houses are very easy to get to. Landscaping is a | | | | money making method; however, this only works |
| great job to do with a friend and can be quite fun | | | | well once you have already amassed some dough. |
| and very simple. First schedule an appointment for an | | | | Trading stock requires a few things that you will |
| estimate and then if the customer agrees schedule a | | | | need your parents for, either a stock broker or an |
| time to do the labor. Customers will pay you a much | | | | online trading account with Etrade or Fidelity. On top |
| higher wage if you supply your own equipment so | | | | of that, you will need to learn what to look for in the |
| arrive prepared. | | | | financials of a company to decide on your |
| | | | | investments, but to start you can always go with |
| Money For Teens #3 : Manage Landscaping | | | | the steady movers, such as Apple, Microsoft, and GE. |
| | | | | Tip #1, look at a company's earnings and compare |
| This job takes a little more smarts and can be more | | | | them to other companies in the same sector. For |
| of a challenge, but when pulled off successfully you | | | | more I suggest reading some of the material I read, |
| will become loaded and have all your friends looking | | | | which I have listed below, also ask your parents if |
| up to you. You may think this is an impossibility at | | | | they have any experience. |
| the age of 16, but I have seen in my town alone | | | | Money For Teens #12 : Create Websites For |
| two different kids run a landscaping business and | | | | Businesses |
| make more than $10,000 in just a summer. I suggest | | | | Many small, local businesses, no matter where you |
| that you start off by learning the ropes of | | | | live, are looking to attach a website to their business. |
| landscaping, mow your lawn and then start mowing | | | | If you can learn pretty simply how to design a neat |
| your neighbor's lawns, try to get some painting jobs | | | | looking website, then you can go to your local |
| as well. As you get more and more business, save | | | | businesses and have them pay you a fee to make |
| your money, hire friends to work for you at a low | | | | them a website. They should be willing to take your |
| hourly wage and continue to expand your business. If | | | | discounted rate over a professional's and once you |
| you get enough money buy your own lawn mower, | | | | become successful you can create your own website |
| a cheap truck, and a trailer. If you cannot drive yet | | | | making business for other businesses to use. You will |
| you may want to move on from your friends and | | | | have to market yourself and do some research and |
| hire adults. I know a 15 year old with two 35 year old | | | | possibly go business to business to try to sell your |
| employees and they landscape for more than 30 | | | | service, but this job will pay well. |
| houses a week. Also with that truck you can buy a | | | | |
| plow and start a winter plowing business. | | | | Money For Teens #13 : Deliver Pizzas |
| | | | | If you have a car and a pretty clean driving record, |
| Money For Teens #4 : Make a Website | | | | you can make some quick extra money delivering |
| | | | | pizzas, call up your local pizza place and check it out. |
| That's what you are reading right now, a website | | | | |
| that I made to make money while helping you to | | | | Money For Teens #14: Waiting Tables |
| make money. Making or running a website is not very | | | | If you are a sociable person this opportunity should |
| difficult with all the new programs that can help you | | | | really speak to you because nicer people get better |
| and all the material online to guide you. Ebay(link it) is | | | | tips. The nicer the place the higher the tips so aim |
| a great place to buy websites that have already | | | | high. It really is a pretty easy job and good waiters |
| been established as well as flippa.com(link it). I will also | | | | can make some pretty good money. |
| list some host websites and materials that can help | | | | |
| you learn about how to build and run a website. This | | | | Money For Teens #15 : The Classic...Babysit, Babysit, |
| idea has the most potential for huge success but also | | | | Babysit |
| the most risk for failure. Luckily the monetary | | | | The classic teen job, babysitting, it may be boring |
| investment is quite small. If you can get good at | | | | and take up your free nights, but a good few hours |
| making websites quickly, you can sell a few hours' | | | | of babysitting can pay off. Babysitters tend to get |
| work for hundreds to thousands of dollars. Check out | | | | paid between 10 and 20 dollars an hour, so if you can |
| the site below for guidance.w3schools-a free code | | | | babysit 4 hours a week and make an extra $60 a |
| glossary | | | | week, thats $3120 a year. That works. This is |
| Money For Teens #5 : Sell On Ebay | | | | especially effective in richer neighborhoods where |
| You can do this at any age and it will make your | | | | parents like to go out a lot and will pay high wages |
| parents happy. Ask them what junk that has built up | | | | to their babysitters. Just make sure that when you |
| around the house you can sell. Selling on Ebay is | | | | walk in you shake both parents' hands, look them in |
| super cheap and has a very high success rate. You | | | | the eye, and smile. |
| would be surprised at what some people will buy. | | | | Money For Teens #16 : Start A Babysitting Business |
| You can make a couple thousand dollars in this way, | | | | Manage a babysitting business. Get a bunch of your |
| but you will eventually run out of supply. If you find | | | | friends to work for you and find clients for them and |
| yourself successful, you can find more supply by | | | | then take a cut of the earnings. Post flyers all around |
| buying wholesale items and selling them individually or | | | | and market your business, then when a parent calls |
| by going to thrift shops and finding underpriced items. | | | | and asks for a time, find one of your employees |
| I have heard numerous stories of people finding | | | | willing to take that time. The only issue here is trust, |
| Scotty Cameron golf putters for like $20 and realizing | | | | you have to figure out a way to make the parents |
| that they sell for hundreds on Ebay. Craigslist is | | | | trust any one of your employees with their child. |
| another great source of merchandise that you can | | | | Possibly have bios ready for all your employees and |
| buy cheap and sell high. Quick hint, buy diabetic | | | | guarantee trustworthiness. Also read one of those |
| testing supplies on Craigslist and sell them on ebay, a | | | | above handbooks so you really know what you are |
| great way to make money as odd as it sounds. | | | | doing. |
| Money For Teens #6 : Create an Ebay Business | | | | |
| Why limit yourself to selling your own stuff? You can | | | | Money For Teens #17 : Pet Sitting / Start A pet |
| set up a business in which you sell other people's | | | | sitting business |
| stuff on ebay for a cut. Go to local businesses and | | | | |
| ask them if they need assistance in selling any old | | | | This one pretty much goes hand-in-hand with |
| equipment that they no longer use, or post flyers | | | | babysitting, pet sitting has the potential to be |
| advertising your ability to sell on ebay. Take | | | | extremely profitable and there is less competition. |
| advantage of people's stupidity thinking that selling on | | | | Ask your friends who have pets if they ever need |
| ebay is difficult. And on top of all that, there is no | | | | assistance and offer your service. All you really have |
| risk involved, the products are not even your own. | | | | to do is walk their dog, maybe feed their cat and |
| Money For Teens #7 : Sell Candy at School | | | | just do whatever you want in the general vicinity of |
| The profit margins for selling candy at school are | | | | the pet. Using the same business model as a |
| huge, often 100%. This business can be tackled in | | | | babysitting business, pet sitting offers the |
| many ways, the easiest is selling gum. Everyone | | | | opportunity to expand into a legitimate business. |
| loves to have gum, especially for the weekends, so | | | | |
| Fridays are the best day to whip out the gum, | | | | Money For Teens #18 : Have A Garage Sale |
| especially if your school does not allow it to be | | | | |
| chewed. The most profitable way to sell gum is each | | | | Pretty simple, have a garage sale. I am sure your |
| individually wrapped piece. A $1 pack of gum usually | | | | parents would be happy to get rid of plenty of old |
| contains 12-15 pieces. If you sell each individual piece | | | | junk and you can do it for them while turning a profit. |
| for $.25 then you make $3+ a pack or you can sell | | | | This method makes you quick cash and does not |
| the whole pack for $2. Either way in a big high school | | | | require too much effort. |
| you can make $50+ every Friday throughout the | | | | |
| school year, thats an extra $1,500 of income. | | | | Money For Teens #19 : Buy Bargains From Garage |
| Although, the real jackpot comes Monday through | | | | Sales to Sell on Ebay/Craigslist |
| Thursday; not many kids will buy the regular old | | | | |
| candy because it frankly is neither essential nor | | | | You can find amazing deals at garage sales because |
| addictive nor interesting. What kids will buy is asian | | | | most people just want to get rid of their junk, yet |
| candy. There is a candy called Hi-chew, in both a | | | | some other people will find that junk valuable. An |
| cheap American version, and a more expensive | | | | opportunity arises from this difference, you have the |
| Japanese version, that is an absolute delight to eat | | | | chance to flip many items for a profit using ebay or |
| and is almost addictive. Kids will go crazy for this | | | | craigslist and many other item selling sites. |
| stuff, especially if there isn't a china town around or | | | | |
| Super 88 where they can buy it themselves. Because | | | | Money For Teens #20 : Ref/Umpire For Kid Sports |
| people will first be skeptical, buy a fair amount, they | | | | |
| are sold as individually wrapped chews in packs of 10 | | | | Reffing and Umping for kids sports is a great way to |
| or 12 for about $1.50, and give everyone a free 2 | | | | make extra money when you are young on top of |
| pieces. That's all they need and they will be hooked. I | | | | another job. The requirement is typically to attend a |
| was in 5th grade and I made $80 in a week selling | | | | short class or two to receive your certification and |
| this stuff to a grade of 56 boys. This candy is so | | | | then you are ready for hire. You can usually start this |
| good people will literally be willing to pay $10 for a | | | | as early as 7th grade for reffing soccer games and |
| single pack of 12 pieces. You will easily be able to sell | | | | high school for umping baseball games. It is an easy |
| this for about $2.50 to $3.00 a pack and make a | | | | way to make some extra cash every week, making |
| killing. The american version sells for about $.60 and | | | | $20-40 per game. |
| can be sold for a bout $1.50 to $2.00 and is also very | | | | |
| profitable. | | | | Money For Teens #21 : Learn To DJ |
| Money For Teens #8 : Start a Clothe Printing | | | | |
| Business/Screenprinting | | | | Learning to DJ is an excellent and fairly easy way to |
| Cool Custom apparel for sports teams and individuals | | | | make a very good amount of money as a teen. All |
| are in high demand at all schools and in all towns. | | | | you really need is a decent ear for music; you do not |
| (place links for how-to and deigns and such) People | | | | need to know how to scratch on turntables or any |
| love having unique shirts with good sayings on them | | | | of that fancy stuff when you are young. Mostly you |
| to show that they are on a certain team. For | | | | need to be able to put together playlists on your |
| example, the wrestling team might want to get | | | | computer with songs that are fun and sound good |
| unofficial shirts for the team that say varsity | | | | together or you need to be able to take song |
| wrestling for whatever school and then have a | | | | requests from kids and click play on your computer. I |
| wrestling slogan, you could provide those shirts. | | | | have seen 9th grade students DJ at bar/bat |
| Starting a custom printing business has huge profit | | | | mitzvahs and make a good amount of money from |
| potential as things will usually be ordered in bulk and | | | | their employers. If you live in a Jewish area this is an |
| the prices can be jacked up for customization. | | | | idea you should highly consider because you have a |
| Besides a simple hot press the only other | | | | great opportunity to exploit the bar/bat mitzvah |
| requirement is designs, so all you need is an artist. | | | | parties. And once you become skilled you can break |
| The apparel itself can be ordered after you receive a | | | | off from whatever company you work for and begin |
| customer order to reduce risk of overstock. Also if | | | | your own, supplying your own equipment and |
| you can successfully brand yourself, you can set up | | | | keeping all the profits. DJs often get paid hundreds of |
| shop at sporting events like wrestling tournaments | | | | dollars just to play music at teen dances. Also with |
| and make custom shirts, shorts, and sweatshirts for | | | | the rise of electronic music DJs are starting to take |
| the events and charge a hefty price because there is | | | | over the music industry so this is a great feeder job |
| no other way to get shirts that say "Beast of the | | | | into the music industry if you plan to pursue that |
| East", except for at that event. Lax pinnies are also | | | | type of career. |
| taking off in popularity, and if you could get yourself | | | | |