clrj3514 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hey guys I'm 16 and I need to find a way to make me some money. And I'm applying for jobs. I dont have a lawn mower but I am looking. Anything you all did when you were my age to make some cash? Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I went to my parents and begged them to get me a loan for 500$ to by this lawn mower and a set of ramps and mowed yards for 4 years. I made enough to pay them back and get a weedeater plus spending cash within 4 weeks. By my 3rd year in business I was bringing in 800 a week during the summer. Charge 20-25$ an hour on your yards. I charged 20$ but gas was lots cheaper. get a good set of aluminum ramps. How I got yards was I made a flyer and posted up, plus when I saw a lawn being mowed by a company, I'd wait til they were done and gone and then go play cut throat with the homeowner offering to do it 10-15$ cheaper. Another thing I did to ensure money was flowing was to make them agree to a once a week job....otherwise I'd jack the price up on them a bit for their grass being a bit higher, thus working my mower harder. It's good easy money, and it doesn't take up alot of your time. Just remember to show up when you say you will and sell yourself. It really is that easy! I'm already lining up customer for next year and starting my lawn care business back up during the pipeline down season this next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I worked in a vineyard when i was fifteen for one summer. That sucked bad. 40 hours in the sun and took home around 108 bucks a week. Worked construction summers after that and was still in the sun but the $ was much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I trapped when I was a youngster. Fox and coon. Don't know the demand for that now a days. Mowing is good, tough to get into places @ 16 tho with the laws and liabilities. Lifeguard if you are a good swimmer. Alot depends on your area. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTPROFamily Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I would suggest using ebay to earn extra money. Go through your closet and garage and sort out what you don't want. Then look up the item on ebay and see what it is selling for and look at what people are charging for shipping and go from there. I worked at an A&W and at a discount store as a cashier ( before Walmart). Good luck, I think the lawn mowing idea is great if you can get the equipment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Starting working over summers at 13 for my step father at his custom van and truck interior business. Started out sweeping floors, cleaning up around the shop, and getting parts and stuff basically being a gopher. Made minimum wage at the time, they let me do more the longer I was there. Think when I was your age I was building interiors over the summer, made some pretty decent money. Cannot remember how early I was mowing yards, but did mow a few neighbor yards with a push mower. That did not pay much. Really think what you will be able to find will depend on where you are. Never did the fast food thing or grocery store, but those places usually are looking for young people who are eager and willing to employ for summer jobs, might be worth checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Chopped firewood, helped bale hay, worked on a farm picking peas(not good money there) when I was your age. If you can get your hands on a good log splitter and find some wood you can make good money that way. Firewood usually goes for $150 a cord around here. Plus it will help you look like this....:flex:!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Firewood usually goes for $150 a cord around here. Whoa! Im filling a Semi and bringing it down! You can buy it from $40 - $60 a rick here. After the last two serious ice storms you couldnt give it away. People were cutting more wood than they could burn out of ditches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Whoa! Im filling a Semi and bringing it down! You can buy it from $40 - $60 a rick here. After the last two serious ice storms you couldnt give it away. People were cutting more wood than they could burn out of ditches! For the right percentage Jeramie I can supply a truck...........:clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 summer time in the South. Go to a marina or boat shop. I worked as a marine mechanic for a summer during college and it was by far the best summer job. The pay was great, working on the water was great, but the best was being on the lake everyday during the week and the sights on the lake during the summer are pretty fantastic if you catch my drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 i mow lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 when I saw a lawn being mowed by a company, I'd wait til they were done and gone and then go play cut throat with the homeowner offering to do it 10-15$ cheaper. Hope you don't plan to continue doing this. That sort of thing is not looked upon to kindly by the people in this industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 At your age...I lived in Florida...mowed lawns for people with their lawnmower, picked oranges in the fall, painted my Dad's house, worked part time with a construction company running the manual Tamper(I now have really strong arms), and I worked helping my father doing roofing(carrying shingles up ladders). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 ive done everything from mowing lawns to picking rocks for a man to building fence. The rock job sucked but it was ok pay. the rocks were already in big piles in the fields so he let us use his backhoe to scoop up the rocks then put them in a cage we made out of pallets and wire. got in good shape for football since we couldnt just role them out of the bucket cuz it would mess up the rocks and break the pallets. He was selling the rocks to masons who used them for houses and fire places. i think he eventually got sued for it because he didnt have the mineral rights to sell the rocks. We worked right up by David Letterman's house and saw him a couple times jogging down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 you live in the country, and im sure there are hay fields, when i was young i would use my truck, we already had a gooseneck trailor, so i would find a famer tell him that i would haul his hay to the barn for him and i wouldnt quite till it was all in, at that time i was getting paid .22 cents a bail, and most fields were bailing 1000 to 1200 bails and they cut 2 to three times a year. for me it lasted all summer long, but you could make some good money, $220.00 to $264.00 a day, but i would ask for atleast .35 a bail now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Hope you don't plan to continue doing this. That sort of thing is not looked upon to kindly by the people in this industry. I could care less if they like it or not lol. It's called business! Get competitive or get out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerhunter10 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 When I was 15 is started putting in applications everywhere that was hiring and pretty soon I got a job at a small grocery store. I'm 18 now and I have worked there all through high school and through my first year of college. I also mowed and weedeated during the summer and made a little extra cash plus my what my job payed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swohiodave Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 get a job washing dishes in a hospital in nutrition or central supply stocking carts or something....pays well to a young person and usually has flexible hours. thats what i did and im still working in healthcare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I was picking crops at 75 cents an hour, fixin anything on any farm for whatever I could make. Get out and ask or advertise as a handyman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I've cut grass since I was 12(8th summer now). We've always had a good riding mower and trailer though. Started off with a couple yards around home but when I got my license I had yards everywhere. Had 15-20 yards each of the last three years. Downsized this year, but still have 8. Great money if you can get the equipment. If you know the game of baseball, give umpiring a shot. I've just gotten into it this year and absolutely love it. It gets heated at times, but it's been worth it. I've cleared 2000 since the start of spring. Got on with a guy that runs tournaments basically every weekend and the money started flowing. 30 bucks a game... bring home anywhere from 180-360 in a weekend. Shoot me a pm if you're interested in learning some stuff about it. If you know a good bit about baseball, then you can learn the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted June 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 well good news. I'm gonna be workin with a friend of mine who farms. it won't be everyday but it will be $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Best job I ever had was being a mover. We worked for a moving company (Graebel Van Lines). They had a local shop that coordinated moves for commercial and residential. Residential was the best. They give you an address, you show up when you are told, and either load or unload a truck. We made great money for several reasons: we were young and strong, we showed up on time. We were sober and didn't smell of booze, and we flat out hustled. This is back in the late 80's and early 90's, and were were bringing home $100-140 cash every day. We were a two man crew that had truckers asking for us by name in a few week's time. Had a lot of fun with my buddy Todd. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I worked for a collision shop off the books sanding cars. Some weeks it payed off.., others not. Since then the shop closed down when he ran out of "green" and beer money to pay his employees. I could'a did better work myself with a can of Rustoliom spray paint and a paintbrush. DON'T FALL INTO THAT TRAP! After that at 18 I got a job in the meat department at "Tops" supermarkets cleaning up after the butchers and picking up a few helpfull hints that would prove to be usefull later in life when my ambitions changed. Mowed my share of lawns, cleaned many a pool and...well I'll spare ya the rest of the story.:bat:That should sum it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.