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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Anything collectable will work if there's a big enough market. Comic books are a great example of something that worked in the past. Action figures too. Try to get your hands on some Transformers or Hot Wheels or Barbies at garage sales and sell them for a profit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2335 Posts |
You mentioned that you are in the 13-16 age group. I don't know what the rules are now but I got my first job at a restaurant when I was 15. I also did odd jobs for people in the neighborhood. I had lots of friends at that age that bagged groceries, cut grass & delivered papers.
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Valued Member
Canada
139 Posts |
Cans and bottles: make a deal with a restaurant to pay half of what you would get (if you get 10 cents for a can then pay them 5 cents). Surprised how much you would make. But make sure the state you live in pays you money for cans & bottles and if there is a monthly limit. They make money, you make money its a win win.
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Valued Member
Canada
139 Posts |
The advantage to the above method is that they do the collecting, all you gotta do is do the counting and paying.
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Valued Member
 United States
171 Posts |
There are some very nice replies here. Thanks a LOT! This has helped a lot. I think I'll knock on my neighbor's doors this summer and see if they need help with anything. I'm tough, strong, and I could lift boxes for those old people, or clean out an old person's garage. (I like this idea, because I might see some old coins stashed away that I could offer to buy) Plus I can do weeding and raking, and maybe even washing cars and cleaning rooms. Do you guys think $10 an hour is a fair price, or is that too much? Someone here said that, but I want to know what everyone thinks. Also, I might sell pre-1982 copper cents if dealers will buy them. - coincrazed
Edited by The return of Coincrazed
04/09/2010 1:14 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Do you guys think $10 an hour is a fair price, or is that too much? No, not at all. I had a neighborhood lawn care/snow shoveling business in high school and my rate was $10/hr, that was in the early 1990s in a small rural town. If you have any elderly people in your neighborhood, offer to be a helper for a day. They may need some furniture rearranged or some heavy items thrown away and are just not physically capable of doing it. Fence painting is another good one(insert Tom Sawyer joke  ) but can be initially expensive if you have to provide the paint and brushes. |
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Valued Member
Canada
139 Posts |
there's decent money in babysitting, if your into that.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
If you lived near me I would have work for you. You sound ambitious. Good luck.
You could place an ad on Craigslist that you are willing to do odd jobs in your neighborhood.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
560 Posts |
Collecting aluminum cans is a good idea. The price of aluminumis climbing again. I called the other day and the recyclers are paying 60 cents a pound for 200 pounds or more. That works out to about 2 cents per can. You could get your family and friends to help you save them or even make friends with someone that works in a restaurant and have them save cans for you. Where I live in Texas there are cans everywhere, on the sides of roads, in dumpsters and trash cans, at parks, etc.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1523 Posts |
Don't know where you live but if the houses are mostly 1 story,I made pretty good money cleaning out gutters in the fall.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Don't know where you live but around me you couldn't find to many people to do anything for any price. Many people in my area are elderly and just can't find help. Naturally many older people don't have a lot of money though so can't afford to pay outrageous amounts for some work. Myself and another neighbor cut the grass for one person that is 90 years old and still in his house. In the past he too has tried to hire someone to do some work and just not a lot of people willing to do anything. I too am getting on in age and can't do to much. I tried to hire kids to paint my garage last year and most just laughed at the idea. Pulling weeds, cutting grass, painting, etc. is just for someone else and no amount of money can get kids around me to do even think of working.
About half the neighbors now have those lawn services since they just can't find any kids to do that. I usually have a decent garden but it does need tending. I've tried to hire kids to do anything in the garden and even tying up a tomato plant is out of their abilities or desires.
And shoveling snow. Many neighbors just leave it there.
If you lived around here you would probably get rich if you wanted to work.
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New Member
Belarus
30 Posts |
I can tell only one - you the good fellow that you have a purpose and you search for ways of its realisation. The patience and is a little good luck which will be wished you by me - and all at you will turn out.
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
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If you lived near me I would have work for you. You sound ambitious. Good luck.
You could place an ad on Craigslist that you are willing to do odd jobs in your neighborhood.
I appreciate that compliment. Thanks a LOT! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
I was going to mention that have a yard sale or go to a flea market. look around the house and your neighborhood for things that can be resold. Craigslist is iffy. If it doesn't work, try Florida after a hurricane or catch some of those boas and sell them on line. lol  Edited by fcrazo
04/17/2010 12:31 am
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Valued Member
United States
71 Posts |
Find something you Love to do making money to spend it on something you love to do !
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