How could a 13 year old in california make money?

Question

My parents refuse to give me an allowance or any money for any service i can offer them and they say that they feed me and let me live in there house and drive me around and thats enough but recently i had 310 dollars which was like my life savings from birthdays and holidays and stuff for like 3 years go stolen so im broke and need money but since i cant legally get a job i need a way to do this

Answer 1

Most kids shovel snow (probably does not apply to you in ca), mow grass (also might not apply), you could wash peoples cars for them, clean peoples houses, get a paper route (?), tutor younger kids with their homework,  walk dogs, bathe dogs and cats.  Maybe even pick up p**p from peoples yards, take out the trash and change cat litter boxes.  And when you are a little older you could get a job bagging at a grocery store and babysit.

Ask your parents what you could do for money.  I am proud of you for wanting to work.  Maybe if you approached your parents with a mature attitude and explained what you just said they might have some ideas.

Don't get mad at them for not "giving" you an allowance.  It is waaay more expensive to take care of you then you can imagine.  Dont forget the roof over your head (Mortgage, tax and insurance payments), gas bill for heat and hot water, electric bill (lights, air conditioning, powering your radio and tv...)  Water bill so that you can take a bath, and wash your clothes. Even food and clothing is getting really expensive.

Everyone should have to pick up after themselves and help clean the house.  These are just facts of life, it is not personal against you.  Remember that your parents don't get paid to do their chores either, don't you kinda feel a little sorry for them?  They have to go work for strangers to make some money.  

Good Luck

Answer 2

Study hard for five years then go to college.

Answer 3

go to the computer, make simple flyers informing people you can walk their dogs, babysit their dogs, rake their lawn, water their lawn, shovel their snow, depending on what season it is, probably summer and include a phone number and cost, go to ur neighbors houses and hand them out, if they need ur services they will call u and BAM, next thing u know u'll be rolling in money! i did this when i was young it works well, just make sure to do the job well, so they will call you again

Answer 4

Put an add in a paper that you're willing to walk dogs regularly for a reasonable price. A lot of people don't have the time to walk their furry friends. I did that when I was your age and it worked for me!

Answer 5

You could become an ebay merchant. Other than that, don't trust online sites. They're usually scams/pyramid schemes.

Answer 6

Honor your mother and father.  It's the only commandment with a promise.  GO TO SCHOOL.  In a lifetime considering inflation rates, you should be able to make several million.  $310 ??  Where did it go?  I think both you and I know, but please don't push too hard.

Answer 7

do chores for neighbors.

Answer 8

Start suing people. Start with your teachers. Say that they have sexually harassed you (if that's true, I know a lot of teachers do that kind of thing), and sue them for $500,000 apiece, but settle for just over a $1,000 with them.

Also sue people like the principal and for example, your priest. Doctor maybe. Hmm. Can't think of anyone else that I sued at 13. I think those were all.

Yeah, so anyways, do this and keep settling for about a $1,000 so there's no hard feelings. Make sure you apologize to them afterwards for suing them, or else they'll not like you anymore.

Answer 9

You can do surveys online go here for a list of them

http://www.freewebs.com/freesurveysthatp...

Answer 10

omg that sucks. work for a nieghbor do all that kinda odd jobs/

Answer 11

I'm not living in US, I'm living in the PHILS. But I have friends living in abroad. You can babysit, wash dishes, clean house or sell something you think your neighbors might be interested in. Like food maybe?  

Answer 12

Well when you're 14 you can but no one hires a 14 year old. :P

Anyways the only way is the old fashion ways.

You know mow lawns,walk dogs,clean windows,etc.

And my parents have always gotten my with the "we let you live under are roof and feed you" phrase.......which is all they use. :P